Nov 30, 2007 · Adjacent is falling out of fashion, and 'next to' or (for emphasis) 'right next to' would be used. 'Right' in this usage means immediately or absolutely next to. In the example quoted, …

Feb 4, 2011 · Suppose that the atoms in this question have the same radius and the distance between adjacent atoms. If you would have a time, list the words meaning "nearby" in the …

Sep 18, 2018 · "Contiguous" applies to both space and time, and is the only word I can think of. In a legal context, "consecutive" prison sentences come one after another without a break, but …

Aug 7, 2021 · What does it mean? adjacent corner I visited another café close to the one where we had our quick lunch, ordered a coffee and pastry and lingered over my small meal, as I …

May 24, 2019 · A brief bit of research (including this thread: adjacent vs. adjacent to) reveals that in some formal writing "to" is omitted because "adjacent" actually means "lying next to". …

Jun 27, 2011 · Hello everyone ! I've learnt through these last months four different words/prepositions that look at me as if their meaning is the same, so I would ask you if there …

Apr 3, 2012 · I am trying to find a source for why my scenario below for the usage of "adjacent" would be correct or incorrect - a grammar rule or dictionary definition would suffice. Here is my …

Feb 7, 2018 · In exact usage, adjacent means "lying near," "close at hand," "neighboring," and contiguous means "touching," "in actual contact." Beads strung loosely are adjacent; if strung …

Dec 21, 2018 · My hometown is adjacent to that lake. My hometown is near that lake. My hometown is very close to that lake. I searched these sentences in Google but couldn't find …

Nov 6, 2005 · Hello, what preposition should be used with "area" when talking about the area around a definite street in a city. for example: I don't want to live in (or at) (name of the street) …