conterminous

[ kuhn-tur-muh-nuhs ]

/ kənˈtɜr mə nəs /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR conterminous ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

having a common boundary; bordering; contiguous.

meeting at the ends; without an intervening gap: In our calendar system, the close of one year is conterminous with the beginning of the next.

coterminous.

Also con·ter·mi·nal

[kuhn-tur-muh-nl], /kənˈtɜr mə nl/, co·ter·mi·nal

[koh-tur-muh-nl] /koʊˈtɜr mə nl/ .

Origin of conterminous

1625–35; <Latin conterminus having a common border with, equivalent to con-con- + terminusterminus; see -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM conterminous

con·ter·mi·nal·ly, con·ter·mi·nous·ly, adverbcon·ter·mi·nal·i·ty, con·ter·mi·nous·ness, nounnon·con·ter·mi·nal, adjectivenon·con·ter·mi·nous, adjective

non·con·ter·mi·nous·ly, adverb

Words nearby conterminous

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Example sentences from the Web for conterminous

The Germanic Confederation was composed of kingdoms and principalities that are conterminous.
Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 3 of 3)|John Morley
Excepting the northern part of this tract which is conterminous with the plain of Arabia.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7|Various
Instinct is a primitive and general instigation, coeval and conterminous with life.
Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern|Edgar Saltus
Tribes with conterminous territories usually know what phratries and classes are equivalent in their systems.
Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia|Northcote W. Thomas

Conterminous with the Khamti on the south, and the Abors on the west.
The Natural History of the Varieties of Man|Robert Gordon Latham

British Dictionary definitions for conterminous

conterminous

conterminal (kənˈtɜːmɪnəl) or coterminous (kəʊˈtɜːmɪnəs)

/ (kənˈtɜːmɪnəs) /

adjective

enclosed within a common boundary

meeting at the ends; without a break or interruption

Derived forms of conterminous

conterminously, conterminally or coterminously, adverb

Word Origin for conterminous

C17: from Latin conterminus, from con- + terminus end, boundary

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	conterminous
释义	conterminous [ kuhn-tur-muh-nuhs ] / kənˈtɜr mə nəs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR conterminous ON THESAURUS.COM adjective having a common boundary; bordering; contiguous. meeting at the ends; without an intervening gap: In our calendar system, the close of one year is conterminous with the beginning of the next. coterminous. Also con·ter·mi·nal [kuhn-tur-muh-nl], /kənˈtɜr mə nl/, co·ter·mi·nal [koh-tur-muh-nl] /koʊˈtɜr mə nl/ . Origin of conterminous 1625–35; <Latin conterminus having a common border with, equivalent to con-con- + terminusterminus; see -ous OTHER WORDS FROM conterminous con·ter·mi·nal·ly, con·ter·mi·nous·ly, adverbcon·ter·mi·nal·i·ty, con·ter·mi·nous·ness, nounnon·con·ter·mi·nal, adjectivenon·con·ter·mi·nous, adjective non·con·ter·mi·nous·ly, adverb Words nearby conterminous contentive, content marketing, contentment, content provider, content word, conterminous, contessa, contest, contestant, contestation, context Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for conterminous The Germanic Confederation was composed of kingdoms and principalities that are conterminous. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 3 of 3)\|John Morley Excepting the northern part of this tract which is conterminous with the plain of Arabia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7\|Various Instinct is a primitive and general instigation, coeval and conterminous with life. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern\|Edgar Saltus Tribes with conterminous territories usually know what phratries and classes are equivalent in their systems. Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia\|Northcote W. Thomas Conterminous with the Khamti on the south, and the Abors on the west. The Natural History of the Varieties of Man\|Robert Gordon Latham British Dictionary definitions for conterminous conterminous conterminal (kənˈtɜːmɪnəl) or coterminous (kəʊˈtɜːmɪnəs) / (kənˈtɜːmɪnəs) / adjective enclosed within a common boundary meeting at the ends; without a break or interruption Derived forms of conterminous conterminously, conterminally or coterminously, adverb Word Origin for conterminous C17: from Latin conterminus, from con- + terminus end, boundary Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to conterminous coincident, commensurate, equal, like, coextensive, coterminous, adjacent, bordering, contiguous, proximal
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conterminous

adjective

Origin of conterminous

OTHER WORDS FROM conterminous

Words nearby conterminous

Example sentences from the Web for conterminous

British Dictionary definitions for conterminous

conterminal (kənˈtɜːmɪnəl) or coterminous (kəʊˈtɜːmɪnəs)

adjective

Derived forms of conterminous

Word Origin for conterminous

Words related to conterminous