adjacent
31adjacent — adjective /əˈdʒeɪ.sənt/ a) Lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on. Because the conference room is filled, we will have our meeting in the adjacent room. b) Just before …
32adjacent — [15] Adjacent and adjective come from the same source, the Latin verb jacere ‘throw’. The intransitive form of this, jacēre, literally ‘be thrown down’, was used for ‘lie’. With the addition of the prefix ad , here in the sense ‘near to’, was… …
33adjacent — adjective something that is adjacent to something else, especially a room, building, or area, is next to it (+ to): The fire started in the building adjacent to the library …
34adjacent — ad•ja•cent [[t]əˈdʒeɪ sənt[/t]] adj. 1) lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining 2) just before, after, or facing: an adjacent page[/ex] • Etymology: 1400–50; < L adjacent , s. of adjacēns, prp. of adjacēre to adjoin =ad ad +jacēre to lie… …
35adjacent — [15] Adjacent and adjective come from the same source, the Latin verb jacere ‘throw’. The intransitive form of this, jacēre, literally ‘be thrown down’, was used for ‘lie’. With the addition of the prefix ad , here in the sense ‘near to’, was… …
36Adjacent — Angle An gle ([a^][ng] g l), n. [F. angle, L. angulus angle, corner; akin to uncus hook, Gr. agky los bent, crooked, angular, a gkos a bend or hollow, AS. angel hook, fish hook, G. angel, and F. anchor.] 1. The inclosed space near the point where …
37adjacent — See adjacent, contiguous …
38adjacent — [ə dʒeɪs(ə)nt] adjective 1》 next to or adjoining something else. 2》 Geometry (of a pair of angles) formed on the same side of a straight line when intersected by another line. Derivatives adjacency noun Origin ME: from L. adjacent , adjacere lie… …
39adjacent — adjective Syn: adjoining, neighbouring, next door, abutting Phrases: adjacent to …
40adjacent — [əˈdʒeɪs(ə)nt] adj next to or near something else The fire spread to an adjacent office block.[/ex] …
