Definition of contigous
1. contiguous [ a ] very close or connected in space or time
Examples:
"contiguous events"
"immediate contact"
"the immediate vicinity"
"the immediate past"
(Jay C. Harris and John R. Van Wazer, "Detergent...)
Substances other_than detergent actives also tend to be strongly sorbed from aqueous media onto surfaces of other contiguous condensed phases .
Synonyms immediate contiguous Related Terms close2. contiguous [ a ] connecting without a break; within a common boundary
Examples:
"the 48 conterminous states"
"the contiguous 48 states"
3. contiguous [ a ] having a common boundary or edge; touching
Examples:
"abutting lots"
"adjoining rooms"
"Rhode Island has two bordering states
Massachusetts and Connecticut"
"the side of Germany conterminous with France"
"Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho"
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