Contiguousness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Contiguous \Con*tig"u*ous\, a. [L. contiguus; akin to contigere
     to touch on all sides. See {Contingent}.]
     In actual contact; touching; also, adjacent; near;
     neighboring; adjoining.
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           The two halves of the paper did not appear fully
           divided . . . but seemed contiguous at one of their
           angles.                                  --Sir I.
                                                    Newton.
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           Sees no contiguous palace rear its head. --Goldsmith.
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     {Contiguous angles}. See {Adjacent angles}, under {Angle}.
  
     Syn: Adjoining; adjacent. See {Adjacent}. --
          {Con*tig"u*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Con*tig"u*ous*ness}, n.
          [1913 Webster] Continence

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  contiguousness
       n : the attribute of being so near as to be touching [syn: {adjacency},
            {contiguity}]