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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Origin of vicinal

1615–25; <Latin vīcīnālis, equivalent to vīcīn(us) near + -ālis-al¹; see vicinity

Words nearby vicinal

Vichy government, Vichyite, vichyssoise, vichy water, vicinage, vicinal, vicinity, vicious, vicious circle, vicissitude, Vick

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How to use vicinal in a sentence

Two great Roman roads, and some vicinal ways pass near the locality.
On Some Ancient Battle-Fields in Lancashire|Charles Hardwick
Then the gates of the Vicinal Way and that of the Bridge were closed.
London|Walter Besant
It is otherwise in states of very simple vicinal grouping, coupled with only a single country or at best two.
Influences of Geographic Environment|Ellen Churchill Semple
A large area means varied vicinal locations and hence differentiation of civilization, at least along the frontier.
Influences of Geographic Environment|Ellen Churchill Semple

In other words, such conditions present the pre-eminent advantages of vicinal location around an enclosed sea.
Influences of Geographic Environment|Ellen Churchill Semple

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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