vicinal
[
vis
-
uh
-nl]
/ˈvɪs ə nl/
adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or belonging to a neighborhood or district.
2.
neighboring; adjacent.
3.
Crystallography.
noting a plane the position of which varies very little from that of a fundamental plane of the form.
Origin
1615-25;
<
Latin
vīcīnālis,
equivalent to
vīcīn
(
us
) near +
-ālis
-al
1
; see
vicinity
British Dictionary definitions for
vicinal
vicinal
/
ˈvɪsɪn
ə
l
/
adjective
1.
neighbouring
2.
(esp of roads) of or relating to a locality or neighbourhood
3.
(
chem
) relating to or designating two adjacent atoms to which groups are attached in a chain
Word Origin
C17: from Latin
vīcīnālis
nearby, from
vīcīnus,
from
vīcus
a neighbourhood