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Meaning of adjacent

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

adjacent

Pronunciation:/əˈdʒeɪ.sənt//əˈdʒeɪ.sənt/

noun

Definitions

  1. Something that lies next to something else, especially the side of a right triangle that is neither the hypotenuse nor the opposite.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on.

    Example: Because the conference room is filled, we will have our meeting in the adjacent room.

    Synonyms:abuttingadjoiningcontiguousjuxtaposednear
    Antonyms:apartdistantnonadjacent

  2. Just before, after, or facing.

    Example: The picture is on the adjacent page.

  3. Related to; suggestive of; bordering on.

preposition

Definitions

  1. Next to; beside.

    Example: A notice was sent to the house adjacent the school.

  2. Related to; suggestive of; bordering on.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/adjacent

Related words

adjoiningcontiguousside by sidenextconterminousabuttingnearconnected