adjacent
English meaning: Adjacent
Definition
Something that lies next to something else, especially the side of a right triangle that is neither the hypotenuse nor the opposite.
Example
“They booked two adjacent rooms so the children could be next door.”
Another example: “In a right triangle, the cosine equals the adjacent side over the hypotenuse.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Most commonly an adjective meaning next to or neighbouring (the noun sense in the entry is a geometry term). Frequent in description, geometry, and real estate ('the adjacent room', 'the side adjacent to the angle').
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Latin 'adiacens' (lying near), from 'ad-' (to) plus 'iacere' (to lie), entering English in the early 1400s.
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Common Collocations
- adjacent room
- adjacent to
- adjacent building
- directly adjacent
- adjacent property
Word Forms
adjacent (adj); adjacency (n); adjacently (adv)
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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