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11adjacent — [15] Adjacent and adjective come from the same source, the Latin verb jacere ‘throw’. The intransitive form of this, jacēre, literally ‘be thrown down’, was used for ‘lie’. With the addition of the prefix ad , here in the sense ‘near to’, was… …
12adjacent land — A relative term, sometimes meaning adjacent land, at other times land in the neighborhood. In a statute authorizing a special assessment oil adjacent property, the term adjacent includes property in the neighborhood not actually touching the… …
13adjacent — [ə dʒeɪs(ə)nt] adjective 1》 next to or adjoining something else. 2》 Geometry (of a pair of angles) formed on the same side of a straight line when intersected by another line. Derivatives adjacency noun Origin ME: from L. adjacent , adjacere lie… …
14adjacent — adjacently, adv. /euh jay seuhnt/, adj. 1. lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; neighboring: a motel adjacent to the highway. 2. just before, after, or facing: a map on an adjacent page. [1400 50; late ME < L adjacent (s. of adjacens, prp …
15adjacent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. adjoining, near, close by, next to; touching, bordering, contiguous, neighboring. See contact. Ant., distant, remote, detached. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. nearby, neighboring, adjoining, contiguous …
16adjacent — ad•ja•cent [[t]əˈdʒeɪ sənt[/t]] adj. 1) lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining 2) just before, after, or facing: an adjacent page[/ex] • Etymology: 1400–50; < L adjacent , s. of adjacēns, prp. of adjacēre to adjoin =ad ad +jacēre to lie… …
17adjacent — adj. (often foll. by to) lying near or adjoining. Derivatives: adjacency n. Etymology: ME f. L adjacere (as AD , jacere lie) …
18boudinage — Cylinder like structures making up a layer of deformed rock. They commonly lie adjacent to each other and are joined by short necks, giving the appearance of a string of sausages (boudin is French for sausage ). The necks may be filled with… …
19Commonly used terms of relationship and comparison in dentistry — There are numerous commonly used terms of relationship and comparison that refer to different aspects of teeth and are frequently utilized in articles about dentistry. Many of them are included below as a sort of glossary to assist with… …
20Christchurch Central City — This article is about the Christchurch central city suburb. For the Christchurch Central electorate, see Christchurch Central. Christchurch Central City Cathedral Square the heart of the central city. The Cathedral suffered heavy damage in the… …
