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a. [ L. adjacens, -centis, p. pr. of adjacere to lie near; ad + jacēre to lie: cf. F. adjacent. ] Lying near, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on; as, a field adjacent to the highway. “The adjacent forest.” B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Adjacent or
contiguous angle. (Geom.) See Angle. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Adjoining; contiguous; near. -- Adjacent, Adjoining, Contiguous. Things are adjacent when they lie close each other, not necessary in actual contact; as, adjacent fields, adjacent villages, etc. I find that all Europe with her adjacent isles is peopled with Christians. Howell. [ 1913 Webster ] Things are adjoining when they meet at some line or point of junction; as, adjoining farms, an adjoining highway. What is spoken of as contiguous should touch with some extent of one side or the whole of it; as, a row of contiguous buildings; a wood contiguous to a plain. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. That which is adjacent. [ R. ] Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. So as to be adjacent. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. adjectus, p. p. of adjicere to throw to, to add to; ad + jac&ebreve_;re to throw. See Jet a shooting forth. ] To add or annex; to join. Leland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. adjectio, fr. adjicere: cf. F. adjection. See Adject. ] The act or mode of adding; also, the thing added. [ R. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to adjection; that is, or may be, annexed. [ R. ] Earle. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ L. adjectitius. ] Added; additional. Parkhurst. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or relating to the relating to the adjective; of the nature of an adjective; adjective. W. Taylor (1797) [ 1913 Webster ]