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. [1913 Webster] The two halves of the paper did not appear fully divided . . . but seemed contiguous at one of their angles. --Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster] Sees no contiguous palace rear its head. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] {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}]
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