contiguity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌkɑn.təˈɡju.ə.ti/ weak vowel merger
- /ˌkɒn.tɪˈɡjuː.ɪ.ti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌkɑn.tɪˈɡju.ɪ.ti/ (General-American)
- [ˌkɑn.ɾəˈɡju.ə.ɾi] weak vowel merger
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- [ˌkɑn.təˈɡju.ə.ɾi] weak vowel merger
Etymology
From French contiguïté (whence -ity), from Late Latin contiguitās, from Latin contiguus (“bordering upon”), from contingō (“to touch or border upon”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
1958–1960, R.S. Peters, The Concept of Motivation, Routledge & Kegan Paul (second edition), chapter i: “Types of Explanation in Psychological Theories”, page 12
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| contiguities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Synonyms
synapse (state in which objects are physically touching)
Translations (11)
gl contigüidade (state in which objects are physically touching) · ro contiguitate (state in which objects are physically touching) · fr contiguïté (state in which objects are physically touching) · pt contiguidade (state in which objects are physically touching) · bg допир (state in which objects are physically touching) · ca contigüitat (state in which objects are physically touching) · es contigüidad (state in which objects are physically touching) · pl przyległość (state in which objects are physically touching) · sv kontiguitet (state in which objects are physically touching) · it contiguità (state in which objects are physically touching) · ru соприкосновение (state in which objects are physically touching)