adjacent

/əˈdʒeɪsənt/
adjective
  1. Next to or very near something; having a common border or touching.
    • The two adjacent rooms share a wall.
    • We bought a house adjacent to the school for our children.
    • The library is adjacent to the park, so you can walk from one to the other.
  2. In geometry, describing angles that share a common side and vertex.
    • The teacher drew two adjacent angles on the board to explain the concept.
    • In a square, adjacent angles are always 90 degrees.
    • Adjacent sides of a rectangle meet at a right angle.
  3. Closely related or connected in time, order, or meaning.
    • The events happened in adjacent years, so many people remember them.
    • Her comments were adjacent to the main point but not exactly on topic.
    • The two topics are adjacent in the textbook, so we will study them together.
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