Associations to the word «Adjoin»

Wiktionary

ADJOIN, verb. (transitive) To be in contact or connection with.
ADJOIN, verb. (transitive) (mathematics) (chiefly algebra and number theory) To extend an algebraic object (e.g. a field, a ring, etc.) by adding to it (an element not belonging to it) and all finite power series of (the element).

Dictionary definition

ADJOIN, verb. Lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland".
ADJOIN, verb. Be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point".
ADJOIN, verb. Attach or add; "I adjoin a copy of your my lawyer's letter".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley