contiguous

[kuhn-tig-yoo-uhs]

adjective

touching; in contact.

in close proximity without actually touching; near.

adjacent in time: contiguous events.

Origin of contiguous

1605–15; < Latin contiguus bordering upon, equivalent to con- con- + tig- (variant stem of -tingere, combining form of tangere to touch; see tangent, contingent, contact) + -uus deverbal adj. suffix; cf. -ous, continuous

Related formscon·tig·u·ous·ly, adverbcon·tig·u·ous·ness, nounnon·con·tig·u·ous, adjectivenon·con·tig·u·ous·ly, adverbnon·con·tig·u·ous·ness, nounun·con·tig·u·ous, adjectiveun·con·tig·u·ous·ly, adverbun·con·tig·u·ous·ness, noun

Synonyms for contiguous

1. bordering, adjoining, abutting. 2. adjacent.

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Examples from the Web for non-contiguous

Historical Examples of non-contiguous

The whorls are described as non-contiguous, when they do not touch each other; continuous, in the opposite case.
A Conchological Manual
George Brettingham Sowerby

British Dictionary definitions for non-contiguous

contiguous

adjective

touching along the side or boundary; in contact

physically adjacent; neighbouring

preceding or following in time

Derived Formscontiguity (ˌkɒntɪˈɡjuːɪtɪ) or contiguousness, nouncontiguously, adverb

Word Origin for contiguous

C17: from Latin contiguus, from contingere to touch; see contact

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Word Origin and History for non-contiguous

contiguous

adj.

1610s, from Latin contiguus "near, touching, bordering upon," from root of contingere "to touch upon" (see contact). Earlier form, now obsolete, was contiguate (mid-15c.).

non-contiguous in Medicine

contiguous

[kən-tĭg′yōō-əs]

adj.

Sharing an edge or boundary; touching.

Neighboring; adjacent.

Related formscon•tig′u•ous•ness n.