conterminous

英 [kɒn'tɜːmɪnəs] 美[kən'tɝmɪnəs]
  • adj. 相接的;连接的;同一延伸的
近义词 simultaneous

英英释义


1. connecting without a break; within a common boundary;
"the 48 conterminous states"
"the contiguous 48 states"
2. having a common boundary or edge; touching;
"abutting lots"
"adjoining rooms"
"Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"
"the side of Germany conterminous with France"
"Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho"
"neighboring cities"
3. of equal extent or scope or duration

英文词源


conterminous (adj.)
1670s, from Latin conterminus "bordering upon, having a common boundary," from com- "together, with" (see com-) + terminus (see terminus).