Contiguous \Con*tig"u*ous\, a. [L. contiguus; akin to contigere to touch on all sides. See Contingent.]

In actual contact; touching; also, adjacent; near; neighboring; adjoining.

The two halves of the paper did not appear fully divided . . . but seemed contiguous at one of their angles. --Sir I. Newton.

Sees no contiguous palace rear its head. --Goldsmith.

Contiguous angles. See Adjacent angles, under Angle.

Syn: Adjoining; adjacent. See Adjacent. -- Con*tig"u*ous*ly, adv. -- Con*tig"u*ous*ness, n.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)