contiguity

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Etymology

From French contiguïté, from Late Latin contiguitās, from Latin contiguus, from contingō ("I touch or border upon").

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˌkɒn.tɪˈɡjuː.ɪ.ti/
• (America) IPA: /ˌkɑn.tɪˈɡju.ɪ.ti/
• (weak vowel) IPA: /ˌkɑn.təˈɡju.ə.ti/, [ˌkɑn.təˈɡju.ə.ɾi], [ˌkɑn.ɾəˈɡju.ə.ɾi]

Noun

contiguity

1. A state in which two or more physical objects are physically touching one another or in which sections of a plane border on one another.
   • 1958–1960, R.S. Peters, The Concept of Motivation, Routledge & Kegan Paul (second edition), chapter i: “Types of Explanation in Psychological Theories”, page 12:

     In the mechanical conception of ‘cause’ it is…demanded that there should be spatial and temporal contiguity between the movements involved.

Synonyms

• (state in which objects are physically touching) synapse (of neurons)

Antonyms

• discontiguity

Translations

• French: contiguïté
• Italian: contiguità
• Portuguese: contiguidade
• Russian: соприкосновение
• Spanish: contigüidad

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