contiguous

angrenzend, aneinandergrenzend

An einer Kante oder Fläche etwas anderes berührend.

In einfachem Englisch: Touching something else along an edge or surface.

• The two plots are contiguous.
• These contiguous tiles share an edge.
• The forest is contiguous with the park.

So benutzt man es: contiguous with something (Their land is contiguous with ours.)

Synonyme: adjoining, abutting

Gegenteile: separate

Häufige Wendungen: contiguous plots, contiguous surfaces, contiguous with something

zusammenhängend, lückenlos

Eine verbundene Fläche oder Folge bildend, ohne Lücken dazwischen.

In einfachem Englisch: Forming one connected area or sequence without any gaps.

• The route crosses several contiguous states.
• The file needs contiguous blocks of memory.
• They protected one contiguous stretch of forest.

Synonyme: continuous, unbroken

Gegenteile: discontinuous

Häufige Wendungen: contiguous states, contiguous blocks, contiguous stretch

benachbart, angrenzend

Unmittelbar neben etwas anderem gelegen.

In einfachem Englisch: Located next to something else.

• They rented two contiguous rooms.
• The museum occupies contiguous buildings.
• Our offices are contiguous to the main library.

So benutzt man es: contiguous to something (The garden is contiguous to the school grounds.)

Synonyme: adjacent, neighboring

Häufige Wendungen: contiguous rooms, contiguous areas, contiguous to something