CONTIGUITY

adjacency, contiguity, contiguousness

(noun) the attribute of being so near as to be touching

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

contiguity (countable and uncountable, plural contiguities)

A state in which two or more physical objects are physically touching one another or in which sections of a plane border on one another.

Synonyms

• (state in which objects are physically touching): synapse (of neurons)

Source: Wiktionary


Con`ti*gu"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. contiguit, LL. contiguitas.]

Definition: The state of being contiguous; intimate association; nearness; proximity. The convicinity and contiguity of the two parishes. T. Warton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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