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vicinal
[ vis-uh-nl ]
/ ˈvɪs ə nl /
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adjective
of, relating to, or belonging to a neighborhood or district.
neighboring; adjacent.
Crystallography. noting a plane the position of which varies very little from that of a fundamental plane of the form.
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British Dictionary definitions for vicinal
vicinal
/ (ˈvɪsɪnəl) /
adjective
neighbouring
(esp of roads) of or relating to a locality or neighbourhood
chem relating to or designating two adjacent atoms to which groups are attached in a chain
Word Origin for vicinal
C17: from Latin vīcīnālis nearby, from vīcīnus, from vīcus a neighbourhood
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