单词 | conterminant |
释义 | conterminantadj.n. A. adj. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > nearness > [adjective] > contiguous > bordering > having common boundary conterminate1578 conterminous1631 conterminant1640 co-terminatea1657 co-terminous1799 conterminal1802 1640 J. Howell Δενδρολογια 43 The great Emporiall Tamisond..with her suburbian, and conterminent fabrickes. 2. Terminating together (in time).Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1831 C. Lamb in Englishman's Mag. Aug. 555 If haply your dates of life were conterminant. B. n. plural. Persons whose lands march together. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > type of inhabitant generally > [noun] > neighbour > living in neighbouring country > collectively conterminant1610 1610 W. Folkingham Feudigraphia ii. ii. 50 Sometimes this Compound Boundage implies a mutuall propertie or duety participable to the Conterminants, as bancking, balking, dyking, etc. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < adj.n.1610 |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。