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- adjacent in terms of time | WordReference Forums
"Contiguous" applies to both space and time, and is the only word I can think of In a legal context, "consecutive" prison sentences come one after another without a break, but the usual meaning of "consecutive" allows a gap between two events, as does "subsequent"
- adjacent corner - WordReference Forums
What does it mean? adjacent corner I visited another café close to the one where we had our quick lunch, ordered a coffee and pastry and lingered over my small meal, as I waited for Lisa to arrive at an adjacent corner with the suitcase (Traitor-V S Alexander)
- Adjacent (to) + noun | WordReference Forums
A brief bit of research (including this thread: adjacent vs adjacent to) reveals that in some formal writing "to" is omitted because "adjacent" actually means "lying next to" However, OED appears to offer no support for this notion of omitting "to", and I rather suspect it is some invented rule that sounds good, a hyper-correction made by
- close, nearby, adjacent etc. . . , which is the nearest?
Suppose that the atoms in this question have the same radius and the distance between adjacent atoms If you would have a time, list the words meaning "nearby" in the order from the closest to the farthest (e g ) abutting = adjoining < contiguous (formal) = adjacent < proximal < close < nearby = neighboring (formal) (its my current
- next to vs. near vs. close to vs. beside - WordReference Forums
Hello everyone ! I've learnt through these last months four different words prepositions that look at me as if their meaning is the same, so I would ask you if there are some differences among them and what they are "next to" "close to" "near" "beside" I look forward to reading your
- am I adjacent to the room? [usage] - WordReference Forums
I am trying to find a source for why my scenario below for the usage of "adjacent" would be correct or incorrect - a grammar rule or dictionary definition would suffice Here is my scenario: If I am standing close to a wall of a square room, am I adjacent to the room? Many definitions of adjacent rely on the word "near "
- adjacent or contiguous - WordReference Forums
In exact usage, adjacent means "lying near," "close at hand," "neighboring," and contiguous means "touching," "in actual contact " Beads strung loosely are adjacent; if strung tightly, they are contiguous In general usage, however, the words are interchangeable Adjacent, much the more commonly used word, has these approximate synonyms:
- The neighbor to my left right front back | WordReference Forums
There are some conventions for houses A neighbor whose house is adjacent to your house is "next door" to you He is your "next-door neightbor" A neighbor whose house is directly across the street from you is "the house across the street" In most places, each house is on a street
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