contiguity C2 Topic:Science & Research US /ˌkɑn.tɪˈɡju.ɪ.ti/ UK /ˌkɒn.tɪˈɡjuː.ɪ.ti/ See IPA manual Freq #350511 Meanings 1 noun A state in which two or more physical objects are physically touching one another or in which sections of a plane border on one another. In the mechanical conception of ‘cause’ it is…demanded that there should be spatial and temporal contiguity between the movements involved. 2 noun the attribute of being so near as to be touching Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a state in which two or... synapse 2 noun · the attribute of being so... adjacency ↔ Opposites discontiguity Etymology From French contiguïté, from Late Latin contiguitās, from Latin contiguus (“bordering upon”), from contingō (“to touch or border upon”). Topics Science & Research External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # contiguity **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌkɑn.tɪˈɡju.ɪ.ti/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌkɒn.tɪˈɡjuː.ɪ.ti/ **Frequency rank:** 350511 ## Meanings 1. A state in which two or more physical objects are physically touching one another or in which sections of a plane border on one another. 2. the attribute of being so near as to be touching ## Examples - In the mechanical conception of ‘cause’ it is…demanded that there should be spatial and temporal contiguity between the movements involved. ## Antonyms - discontiguity ## Etymology From French contiguïté, from Late Latin contiguitās, from Latin contiguus (“bordering upon”), from contingō (“to touch or border upon”). ## Topics - Science & Research markdown