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contiguous (adjective) (not comparable)
Descriptive of things that touch each other or are directly next to each other: There are 48 contiguous states in the United States that are connected at their borders and two that are not contiguous ones; namely, Alaska and Hawaii.
A reference to touching or adjoining.
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This entry is located in the following units: com-, co-, cog-, col-, con-, cor- (page 6) tang-, tact-, tast-, ting-, -tig -tag, -teg- (page 2)
Word Entries containing the term: “contiguous”
contiguous arc (s) (noun); contiguous arcs (pl)
Crater arcs that are in contact with each other.
This entry is located in the following unit: tang-, tact-, tast-, ting-, -tig -tag, -teg- (page 2)
contiguous chain (s) (noun), contiguous chains (pl)
A crater chain, or chains, that are in a series of contacts with each other.
This entry is located in the following unit: tang-, tact-, tast-, ting-, -tig -tag, -teg- (page 2)
contiguous craters (pl) (noun)
1. Small craters of similar size that have their rims touching or merging with each other and which may have formed volcanically.
2. A formation on the moon's surface that show craters that are in contact with each other.
This entry is located in the following unit: tang-, tact-, tast-, ting-, -tig -tag, -teg- (page 2)