adjacent

 
Pronunciation: /əˈdʒeɪs(ə)nt/

adjective

  • 1next to or adjoining something else: adjacent rooms the area adjacent to the station
  • 2 Geometry (of a pair of angles) formed on the same side of a straight line when intersected by another line.

Derivatives

adjacency

noun

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin adjacent- 'lying near to', from adjacere, from ad- 'to' + jacere 'lie down'