contiguous

contiguo, confinante

Che tocca qualcos’altro lungo un bordo o una superficie.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: contiguous with something (Their land is contiguous with ours.)

Sinonimi: adjoining, abutting

Contrari: separate

Espressioni comuni: contiguous plots, contiguous surfaces, contiguous with something

continuo, contiguo

Che forma un’unica area o sequenza collegata, senza spazi intermedi.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: continuous, unbroken

Contrari: discontinuous

Espressioni comuni: contiguous states, contiguous blocks, contiguous stretch

adiacente, vicino

Situato accanto a qualcos’altro.

In inglese semplice: Located next to something else.

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

Come si usa: contiguous to something (The garden is contiguous to the school grounds.)

Sinonimi: adjacent, neighboring

Espressioni comuni: contiguous rooms, contiguous areas, contiguous to something