Adjacent

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• Adjacent — Ad*ja cent, a. [L. adjacens, centis, p. pr. of adjacere to lie near; ad + jac[=e]re to lie: cf. F. adjacent.] Lying near, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on; as, a field adjacent to the highway. The adjacent forest. B. Jonson. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Adjacent — Ad*ja cent, a. [L. adjacens, centis, p. pr. of adjacere to lie near; ad + jac[=e]re to lie: cf. F. adjacent.] Lying near, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on; as, a field adjacent to the highway. The adjacent forest. B. Jonson. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Adjacent — is an adjective meaning contiguous , adjoining or abutting .In geometry, adjacent is when sides meet to make an angle.In trigonometry the adjacent side of a right angled triangle is the cathetus next to the angle in question.In graph theory… …   Wikipedia

• adjacent — 1> прилежащий, примыкающий, смежный, соседний; Ex: adjacent villages близлежащие деревни; Ex: adjacent angles мат. смежные углы; Ex: adjacent strata геол. ближайшие породы; горн. непосредственная кровля или подошва 2> предшествующий чему л. или… …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

• adjacent — adj. 1) примыкающий, смежный, соседний (to) adjacent villages близлежащие деревни 2) math. смежный adjacent angle смежный угол Syn: seeneighbouring …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

• Adjacent — Adjacent, anliegend, angränzend …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

• adjacent — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French or Latin; Anglo French, ajesaunt, from Latin adjacent , adjacens, present participle of adjacēre to lie near, from ad + jacēre to lie; akin to Latin jacere to throw more at jet Date: 15th… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• adjacent — əˈdʒeɪsənt прил. 1) расположенный рядом, смежный, соседний (to) Syn : neighbouring 2) мат. смежный adjacent angle ≈ смежный угол прилежащий …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

• adjacent — adjacently, adv. /euh jay seuhnt/, adj. 1. lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; neighboring: a motel adjacent to the highway. 2. just before, after, or facing: a map on an adjacent page. [1400 50; late ME < L adjacent (s. of adjacens, prp …   Universalium

• ADJACENT — ENTE. adj. Qui est situé auprès, qui est aux environs. Il ne se dit guère qu en parlant De pays, de terres, d îles, de maisons, de rues. Pays adjacent. Tout le pays adjacent. Lieux adjacents. Îles adjacentes. Les maisons adjacentes. Les rues… …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)