conterminous adj

1 connecting without a break; within a common boundary; "the 48 conterminous states"; "the contiguous 48 states" [syn: contiguous]

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" [syn: abutting, adjacent, adjoining, contiguous, neighboring(a)]

3 of equal extent or scope or duration [syn: coextensive, coterminous]

English

Alternative spellings

• coterminous

Adjective

1. (of property leases) linked or related and expiring together
2. (of geographical regions or properties) having matching boundaries; or, adjoining and sharing a boundary

   New York's borough of Brooklyn and Kings County are conterminous.

   To get a building warrant he had to show the plans to "conterminous proprietors", neighbours with whom his property shared a boundary.

3. having the same scope, range of meaning, or extent in time
4. meeting end to end or at the ends

Translations

*Icelandic: samlægur , samlæg , samlægt

• Icelandic: með sameiginleg landamæri; sem liggur innan einna og sömu landamæra; samlægur , samlæg , samlægt

accompanying, adjacent, adjoining, agreeing, bordering, buck, coetaneous, coeternal, coeval, coexistent, coexisting, coinstantaneous, collateral, combat, concomitant, concurrent, connecting, contemporaneous, contemporary, contend, contiguous, coterminous, dispute, duel, end to end, endeavor, endways, endwise, face to face, fight, immediate, isochronal, isochronous, joined, juxtaposed, neighbor, neighboring, next, oppose, repel, rival, simultaneous, traverse, unison, unisonous, vie, withstand