conterminous

American  

[kuhn-tur-muh-nuhs] / kənˈtɜr mə nəs /

Also conterminal

adjective

1. having a common boundary; bordering; contiguous.

2. meeting at the ends; without an intervening gap.

   In our calendar system, the close of one year is conterminous with the beginning of the next.

3. coterminous.

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conterminous British  

/ kənˈtɜːmɪnəl, kənˈtɜːmɪnəs, kəʊˈtɜːmɪnəs /

adjective

1. enclosed within a common boundary

2. meeting at the ends; without a break or interruption

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Other Word Forms

• conterminality noun
• conterminally adverb
• conterminously adverb
• conterminousness noun
• nonconterminal adjective
• nonconterminous adjective
• nonconterminously adverb

Etymology

Origin of conterminous

1625–35; < Latin conterminus having a common border with, equivalent to con- con- + terminus terminus; -ous

Example Sentences

“It really started happening conterminous with the introduction of these drugs, with Prozac and the other drugs.”

From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2023

It is an actual place that is also conterminous with a brand.

From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2021

Given that the main rap against the show is its grim tone — as if seriousness and self-seriousness are conterminous phenomena — it’s a useful tool for the series to have in its arsenal.

From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2016

In fact, it is almost perfectly conterminous with lands conquered by Muslim dynasties in the centuries after the death of the Prophet Muhammad.

From Economist • Apr. 4, 2012

In their final report, Crandell and Mullineaux wrote that “Mount St. Helens has been more active and more explosive during the last 4,500 years than any other volcano in the conterminous United States.”

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone