| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. So as to be adjacent.[Websters]
2. In a proximate, proximal, close or imminent manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. In a conterminous manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. In an akin, cognate or kindred manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. In a contiguous or coterminous manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. In an intimate, thick or mass manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. In a resident or riparian manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. In a forthcoming, oncoming or upcoming manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. In a successive or subsequent manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Adverbial inflection of the adjective adjacent.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Form (adjacent) | 1. Nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space; "had adjacent rooms".[Wordnet]. 2. Having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching.[Wordnet]. 3. Near or close to but not necessarily touching; "lands adjacent to the mountains"; "New York and adjacent cities".[Wordnet]. 4. Lying near, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on; as, a field adjacent to the highway.[Websters]. 5. Being contiguous, nearby, neighboring, proximal or imminent.[Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Being close, approximate or tight.[Eve - graph theoretic] 7. Being proximate or immediate.[Eve - graph theoretic] 8. Being conterminous or coterminous.[Eve - graph theoretic] 9. Being allied or cognate.[Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Adjective base of the adverb adjacently.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "ADJACENTLY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
Specialty Definition: adjacent
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Computing | Adjacent adjacency Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing. | ||
| Environment | Lying near or close to; sometimes contiguous; neighboring. The term “adjacent” implies that the two objects or parcels of land are not widely separated, though they may not actually touch, while “adjoining” implies that they are so joined or united to each other that no third object or parcel of land intervenes. See ABUT. (references) | ||
| Math | Two vertices of a graph are adjacent if there is an edge between them. Two edges of a graph are adjacent if they connect the same vertex. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: adjacent
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Adjacent angles | In geometry, adjacent angles are angles that share a common vertex and edge, but which do not overlap. (references) | ||
| Adjacent channel | In broadcasting an adjacent channel is an AM, FM, or TV channel that is next to another channel. First-adjacent is immediately next to another channel, second-adjacent is two channels away, and so forth. Information on adjacent channels is used in keeping stations from interfering with one another. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: adjacent
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Adjacent channel interference | Electrical Engineering | The interference caused in one radio circuit by a transmitter which is assigned for operation in an adjacent channel. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Adjacent cut differential | Business | See Maximum Adjacent Cut Specification. (references) | |
| Adjacent nodes | Computing | Two nodes connected together without any intermediate nodes. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Adjacent rooms | General | Rooms with common walls which do not have connecting doors. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Adjacent sea | Mining | A sea adjacent to and connected with the oceans, but semi-enclosed by land. The North Polar, Mediterranean, and Caribbean Seas are examples. Syn: marginal sea. (references) | |
| Adjacent wetlands | Geology | The term adjacent means bordering, continuous, or neighboring. Wetlands separated from other waters of the United States by man-made dikes or barriers, natural river berms, beach dunes, and the like are adjacent wetlands. (references) | |
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Topics by Level of Interest: adjacent | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Scottish Adjacent Waters Boundaries Order 1999 | 5 | Adjacent | 2 | |
| Adjacent angle | 5 | Adjacent angle | 5 | |
| Adjacent | 2 | Adjacent channel | 2 | |
| Adjacent channel | 2 | Scottish Adjacent Waters Boundaries Order 1999 | 5 | |
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