contiguousness

con·tig·u·ous

C0600400 (kən-tĭg′yo͞o-əs)adj.1. Sharing an edge or boundary; touching.2. Neighboring; adjacent.3. a. Connecting without a break: the 48 contiguous states.b. Connected in time; uninterrupted: served two contiguous terms in office.

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[From Latin contiguus, from contingere, contig-, to touch; see contact.]

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con·tig′u·ous·ly adv.con·tig′u·ous·ness n.

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Noun

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contiguousness - the attribute of being so near as to be touchingadjacency, contiguitynearness, closeness - the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance; "the sudden closeness of the dock sent him into action"