contiguous
contiguous Lexical Profile
contiguous Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Sharing a common border; touching or directly adjoining in physical space.
"The contiguous United States comprises the forty-eight states that share physical borders on the North American continent, excluding Alaska and Hawaii."
Next or together in sequence, time, or order without an intervening gap (especially of data blocks in computer memory).
"The operating system allocates contiguous blocks of memory so the processor can read the array efficiently."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse 'contiguous' (sharing a physical border or touching) with 'continuous' (occurring without interruption in time, space, or sequence) or 'adjacent' (nearby, which may or may not actually touch).
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the early 17th century from Latin contiguus ('touching, bordering upon'), derived from contingere ('to touch on all sides, reach'), from com- ('together') and tangere ('to touch').