adjacent

• Descreve algo que está ao lado ou que encosta em outra coisa; que é próximo, contíguo ou vizinho.

Describes something that is next to or adjoining something else.

1. Next to or adjoiningB1formal

   Situated next to or very close to something else, often sharing a boundary.

   Adjacente

   • The library is adjacent to the school.
   • They bought a house adjacent to the park.
   • The two buildings are adjacent to each other.

   Sinônimosadjoiningcontiguousneighboringnext doortouching

   Antônimosdisconnecteddistantfarremoteseparate

2. In geometryB2formalscientific

   Describing angles or sides that share a common vertex or side.

   Adjacente

   • In a right triangle, the adjacent side is next to the angle.
   • Adjacent angles share a common vertex and side.
   • The adjacent sides of a rectangle are perpendicular.

   Sinônimosadjoiningcontiguousneighboring