conterminousadj.

/kənˈtəːmɪnəs/

Etymology: < Latin conterminus having a common border or boundary, bordering upon ( < con- together with + terminus boundary, limit) + -ous suffix.

1. Having a common boundary, bordering upon (each other).

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the world > space > distance > nearness > [adjective] > contiguous > bordering > having common boundary

conterminate1578

conterminous1631

conterminant1640

co-terminatea1657

co-terminous1799

conterminal1802

1631 P. Heylyn Hist. St. George 151 The two people mention'd in the Gospell were conterminous.

1652 M. Nedham tr. J. Selden Of Dominion of Sea 27 The Dominion of the whole Earth..and of the conterminous Aer.

a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) ii. vii. 192 In the Ports of the Sea conterminous to those Continents.

1846 G. Grote Hist. Greece I. i. xv. 451 A township conterminous with Ilium.

1878 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. Eng. 18th Cent. II. viii. 491 Defending the side of Germany conterminous to France.

1880 A. R. Wallace Island Life i. ii. 18 Allied species, whose ranges are separate but conterminous.

2. Meeting at their ends.

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the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > [adjective] > coming to an end > ending together

conterminous1744

the world > space > distance > nearness > [adjective] > contiguous > meeting another or each other

meeting1593

incursant1657

conterminous1862

1744 R. North & M. North Life Sir D. North & Rev. J. North 256 It often falls out that Extremes are conterminous, and as Contraries illustrate each other.

1862 I. Todhunter Elem. Euclid (1876) 256 (note) Let the triangle DEF be applied to the triangle ABC so that the bases may coincide, the equal sides be conterminous and the vertices fall on opposite sides of the base.

a. Coincident in their boundaries; exactly co-extensive.

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the world > space > extension in space > [adjective] > coextensive

conterminate1578

coextending1617

coextent1647

coextended1656

coextensive1771

conterminous1817

coterminal1833

coequal1853

1817 J. Jebb Let. 28 Feb. in J. Jebb & A. Knox Thirty Years' Corr. (1834) II. 314 Observe, that our Roman catholic, and church of England parishes, are not exactly conterminous.

1864 J. Bryce Holy Rom. Empire ii. 9 Religion as well as civilization became conterminous with the Roman Empire.

b. Exactly coextensive in time, range, sense, etc.

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the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > [adjective] > in exact agreement or harmony

coincident1570

jump1581

unisonous1665

true1735

coinciding1786

coincidentala1806

conterminate1850

conterminous1855

the world > time > relative time > simultaneity or contemporaneousness > [adjective] > coeval or lasting to the same time

contemporaneous1645

coetaneous1655

coeval1744

conterminous1885

1855 F. P. Cobbe Ess. Intuitive Morals I. 26 Were the whole law precisely conterminous with our desires.

1861 Times 10 Oct. The language of Catullus is less conterminous with our own than that of any popular Latin poet.

1885 R. L. Stevenson & F. Stevenson Dynamiter xiv. 204 You name a good influence, but one that need not be conterminous with life.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	conterminous
释义	conterminousadj. /kənˈtəːmɪnəs/ Etymology: < Latin conterminus having a common border or boundary, bordering upon ( < con- together with + terminus boundary, limit) + -ous suffix. 1. Having a common boundary, bordering upon (each other). ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > nearness > [adjective] > contiguous > bordering > having common boundary conterminate1578 conterminous1631 conterminant1640 co-terminatea1657 co-terminous1799 conterminal1802 1631 P. Heylyn Hist. St. George 151 The two people mention'd in the Gospell were conterminous. 1652 M. Nedham tr. J. Selden Of Dominion of Sea 27 The Dominion of the whole Earth..and of the conterminous Aer. a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) ii. vii. 192 In the Ports of the Sea conterminous to those Continents. 1846 G. Grote Hist. Greece I. i. xv. 451 A township conterminous with Ilium. 1878 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. Eng. 18th Cent. II. viii. 491 Defending the side of Germany conterminous to France. 1880 A. R. Wallace Island Life i. ii. 18 Allied species, whose ranges are separate but conterminous. 2. Meeting at their ends. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > [adjective] > coming to an end > ending together conterminous1744 the world > space > distance > nearness > [adjective] > contiguous > meeting another or each other meeting1593 incursant1657 conterminous1862 1744 R. North & M. North Life Sir D. North & Rev. J. North 256 It often falls out that Extremes are conterminous, and as Contraries illustrate each other. 1862 I. Todhunter Elem. Euclid (1876) 256 (note) Let the triangle DEF be applied to the triangle ABC so that the bases may coincide, the equal sides be conterminous and the vertices fall on opposite sides of the base. 3. a. Coincident in their boundaries; exactly co-extensive. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > [adjective] > coextensive conterminate1578 coextending1617 coextent1647 coextended1656 coextensive1771 conterminous1817 coterminal1833 coequal1853 1817 J. Jebb Let. 28 Feb. in J. Jebb & A. Knox Thirty Years' Corr. (1834) II. 314 Observe, that our Roman catholic, and church of England parishes, are not exactly conterminous. 1864 J. Bryce Holy Rom. Empire ii. 9 Religion as well as civilization became conterminous with the Roman Empire. b. Exactly coextensive in time, range, sense, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > [adjective] > in exact agreement or harmony coincident1570 jump1581 unisonous1665 true1735 coinciding1786 coincidentala1806 conterminate1850 conterminous1855 the world > time > relative time > simultaneity or contemporaneousness > [adjective] > coeval or lasting to the same time contemporaneous1645 coetaneous1655 coeval1744 conterminous1885 1855 F. P. Cobbe Ess. Intuitive Morals I. 26 Were the whole law precisely conterminous with our desires. 1861 Times 10 Oct. The language of Catullus is less conterminous with our own than that of any popular Latin poet. 1885 R. L. Stevenson & F. Stevenson Dynamiter xiv. 204 You name a good influence, but one that need not be conterminous with life. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1631
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