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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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Adjacent or
contiguous angle. (Geom.) See Angle. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. So as to be adjacent. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. circumjacens, p. pr. of circumjacere; circum + jacēre to lie. ] Lying round; bordering on every side. T. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. interjacens, -entis, p. pr. of interjacere to lie between; inter between + jacēre to lie. ] Lying or being between or among; intervening; as, interjacent isles. Sir W. Raleigh. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. jacens, p. pr. of jacere to lie: cf. F. jacent. ] Lying at length; as, the jacent posture. [ R. ] Sir H. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. subjacens, p. pr. of subjacere to lie under; sub under + jacere to lie. ] 1. Lying under or below. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Being in a lower situation, though not directly beneath; as, hills and subjacent valleys. [ 1913 Webster ]