contiguous (other)
1Contiguous United States — This map shows the contiguous United States and, in insets at the lower left, the two states that are not contiguous. The contiguous United States are the 48 U.S. states on the continent of North America that are south of Canada and north of… …
2contiguous angle — Adjacent Ad*ja cent, a. [L. adjacens, centis, p. pr. of adjacere to lie near; ad + jac[=e]re to lie: cf. F. adjacent.] Lying near, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on; as, a field adjacent to the highway. The adjacent forest. B.… …
3contiguous — Literally, in actual contact, an actual touching. One parcel of land is contiguous to another parcel of land when the two parcels are not separated by outside land. See Vestal v Little Rock, 54 Ark 321, 15 SW 891. Appearing in statutes, the term… …
4contiguous — [[t]kəntɪ̱gjuəs[/t]] ADJ: oft ADJ to/with n Things that are contiguous are next to each other or touch each other. [FORMAL] Its vineyards are virtually contiguous with those of Ausone. ...two years of travel throughout the 48 contiguous states.… …
5contiguous zone — 1. A maritime zone adjacent to the territorial sea that may not extend beyond 24 nautical miles (nms) from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured. Within the contiguous zone the coastal state may exercise the… …
6Contiguous gene syndrome — A contiguous gene syndrome is a syndrome caused by abnormalities of 2 or more genes that are located next to each other on a chromosome. Prader Willi Syndrome, which is caused by the microdeletion of 15q11 13, is a common example. Prader Willi… …
7contiguous — con|tig|u|ous [kənˈtıgjuəs] adj formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: contiguus, from contingere; CONTINGENT1] next to something, or next to each other ▪ America s 48 contiguous states >contiguously adv >contiguity [ˌkɔntıˈgju:ıti US… …
8contiguous — con|tig|u|ous [ kən tıgjuəs ] adjective FORMAL or TECHNICAL next to each other or joining each other …
9contiguous — UK [kənˈtɪɡjʊəs] / US [kənˈtɪɡjuəs] adjective formal next to each other, or joining each other …
10contiguous territory — Touching, adjoining, and connecting territory, as distinguished from territory separated by other territory. 25 Am J2d Elect § 18 …
