coterminous

a. 相连的, 连接的

发音

UK /kəˈtəː.mɪ.nəs/
其它
US /kəˈtɝ.mɪ.nəs/

别名

conterminous

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Meeting end to end or at the ends.

  2. 2.

    Having matching boundaries; or, adjoining and sharing a boundary.

    New York's borough of Brooklyn and Kings County are coterminous.

    To get a building warrant he had to show the plans to "coterminous proprietors", neighbours with whom his property shared a boundary.

  3. 3.

    Having the same scope, range of meaning, or extent in time.

    引申义
  4. 4.

    Said of linked or related property leases that expire together.

    法律

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 2

coextensive conterminous

近义相关 1

commensurate

词源

From Latin conterminus, from con- (“with”) + terminus (“border, end”), equivalent to co- + terminous. The spelling with co- instead of con- is probably influenced by the related prefix co-.

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