contiguous

[kuh n-tig-yoo-uh s] /kənˈtɪg yu əs/
adjective
1.
touching; in contact.
2.
in close proximity without actually touching; near.
3.
adjacent in time:
contiguous events.
Origin
1605-15; < Latin contiguus bordering upon, equivalent to con- con- + tig- (variant stem of -tingere, combining form of tangere to touch; see tangent, contingent, contact) + -uus deverbal adj. suffix; cf. -ous, continuous
Related forms
contiguously, adverb
contiguousness, noun
noncontiguous, adjective
noncontiguously, adverb
noncontiguousness, noun
uncontiguous, adjective
uncontiguously, adverb
uncontiguousness, noun
Synonyms
1. bordering, adjoining, abutting. 2. adjacent.
Examples from the web for contiguous
  • The astronauts climbed through a hatch from the command module into the contiguous lander.
  • The ranch is the largest privately owned contiguous piece of property in the state.
  • Again, all of these readings are contiguous and present and valid, informing one another emotionally.
  • The museum makes a good starting point for a walk along one of the longest contiguous sections of this ancient structure.
  • So far gene recombination can move only single genes or small contiguous gene units.
  • These multinational agribusiness companies are only interested in large contiguous blocks.
  • They made their sweeping lawns contiguous to form a private nine-hole golf course.
  • The living room has a wood burning fireplace and contiguous to the living room is a sun room.
  • Most units have private outdoor space either contiguous to the apartment or on the roof.
  • The contiguous surfaces of the tendon and ring are lined by a delicate mucous sheath, and enclosed in a thin fibrous investment.
British Dictionary definitions for contiguous

contiguous

/kənˈtɪɡjʊəs/
adjective
1.
touching along the side or boundary; in contact
2.
physically adjacent; neighbouring
3.
preceding or following in time
Derived Forms
contiguity (ˌkɒntɪˈɡjuːɪtɪ), contiguousness, noun
contiguously, adverb
Word Origin
C17: from Latin contiguus, from contingere to touch; see contact
Word Origin and History for contiguous
adj.

1610s, from Latin contiguus "near, touching, bordering upon," from root of contingere "to touch upon" (see contact). Earlier form, now obsolete, was contiguate (mid-15c.).

contiguous in Medicine

contiguous con·tig·u·ous (kən-tĭg'yōō-əs)
adj.

  1. Sharing an edge or boundary; touching.

  2. Neighboring; adjacent.

con·tig'u·ous·ness n.