Crossword clues for contiguousness
contiguousness
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Contiguous \Con*tig"u*ous\, a. [L. contiguus; akin to contigere to touch on all sides. See Contingent.] In actual contact; touching; also, adjacent; near; neighboring; adjoining.
The two halves of the paper did not appear fully
divided . . . but seemed contiguous at one of their
angles.
--Sir I.
Newton.
Sees no contiguous palace rear its head.
--Goldsmith.
Contiguous angles. See Adjacent angles, under Angle.
Syn: Adjoining; adjacent. See Adjacent. -- Con*tig"u*ous*ly, adv. -- Con*tig"u*ous*ness, n.
Wiktionary
n. The state or quality of being contiguous.
WordNet
n. the attribute of being so near as to be touching [syn: adjacency, contiguity]
Usage examples of "contiguousness".
They tell Ottawa they'll offer the contiguousness of the Concavity as their reason and send absolutely everything they've got in terms of terrorism at O.