vicinal
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or belonging to a neighborhood or district.
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neighboring; adjacent.
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Crystallography. noting a plane the position of which varies very little from that of a fundamental plane of the form.
adjective
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neighbouring
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(esp of roads) of or relating to a locality or neighbourhood
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chem relating to or designating two adjacent atoms to which groups are attached in a chain
Etymology
Origin of vicinal
1615–25; < Latin vīcīnālis, equivalent to vīcīn ( us ) near + -ālis -al 1; see vicinity
Example Sentences
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He called the dinky, vicinal railroads whose earnings did not warrant their existence a "cancerous growth" on the U. S. transportation system.
From Time Magazine Archive
What is the difference between a natural and a vicinal location?
From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Robert Ezra Park
National development, as affected by natural or vicinal location, 268-69.
From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Robert Ezra Park
The sides of the pits and elevations are bounded by small faces which have the character of vicinal faces.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various
He made a fire and began to broil them; the bride searched the vicinal woods for dried branches to feed the fire.
From It, and Other Stories by Gouverneur Morris
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