Ad*ja"cent (&?;), 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.
Adjacent or contiguous angle.
(Geom.) See Angle.
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.
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.
Ad*ja"cent, n. That which is
adjacent. [R.] Locke.
