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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CONTERMINOUS

From Latin conterminus, from con- + terminus end, boundary.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CONTERMINOUS

conterminous  [kənˈtɜːmɪnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONTERMINOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Conterminous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CONTERMINOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of conterminous in the English dictionary

The definition of conterminous in the dictionary is enclosed within a common boundary. Other definition of conterminous is meeting at the ends; without a break or interruption.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONTERMINOUS


albuminous
ælˈbjuːmɪnəs
aluminous
əˈluːmɪnəs
balminess
ˈbɑːmɪnəs
bituminous
bɪˈtjuːmɪnəs
cacuminous
kəˈkjuːmɪnəs
ceruminous
sɪˈruːmɪnəs
conterminal
kənˈtɜːmɪnəs
coterminous
kəʊˈtɜːmɪnəs
creaminess
ˈkriːmɪnəs
dreaminess
ˈdriːmɪnəs
germiness
ˈdʒɜːmɪnəs
leguminous
lɪˈɡjuːmɪnəs
luminous
ˈluːmɪnəs
nonluminous
ˌnɒnˈluːmɪnəs
numinous
ˈnjuːmɪnəs
subbituminous
ˌsʌbbɪˈtjuːmɪnəs
terminus
ˈtɜːmɪnəs
torminous
ˈtɔːmɪnəs
verminous
ˈvɜːmɪnəs
voluminous
vəˈluːmɪnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONTERMINOUS

contentiousness
contentless
contentment
contents
contents insurance
contents page
conterminal
conterminally
conterminant
conterminate
conterminously
contessa
contesseration
contest
contestability
contestable
contestableness
contestably
contestant
contestation

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONTERMINOUS

cartilaginous
chitinous
fibrinous
gelatinous
glutinous
heinous
interspinous
mountainous
mucilaginous
mucinous
mutinous
nous
oleaginous
ominous
pulchritudinous
resinous
ruinous
spinous
tendinous
vertiginous
villainous

Synonyms and antonyms of conterminous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «conterminous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONTERMINOUS

Find out the translation of conterminous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of conterminous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «conterminous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

相接
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

conterminous
570 millions of speakers

English

conterminous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

समसीम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متناسبة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

совпадающие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

conterminous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সীমান্তস্থিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

limitrophe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Conterminous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gleichbedeutend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

conterminous
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공통으로 경계
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Conterminous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tiếp giáp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

conterminous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

समृद्ध
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

conterminous
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

confinante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

conterminous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

співпадаючі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

coincide
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γειτονικό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aangrenzend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gemensam gräns
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

conterminous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of conterminous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTERMINOUS»

The term «conterminous» is regularly used and occupies the 85.198 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTERMINOUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about conterminous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONTERMINOUS»

Discover the use of conterminous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to conterminous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Climate Change Impacts for the Conterminous USA: An ...
In this volume, an improved Integrated Assessment methodology is used to analyse climate change impacts on agriculture, water resources, unmanaged ecosystems, irrigation, and land use in the United States and the economic implications of ...
Norman J. Rosenberg, James A. Edmonds, 2005
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Vulnerability of Shallow Aquifers of the Conterminous United ...
The results from the OLR model indicate a better correlation between the observed and average predicted probabilities.
Karthik Kumarasamy, 2008
3
A key to the genera of grasses of the conterminous United States
Includes glossary and introduction to the basic structure of grasses.
James Payne Smith, 1981
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1974 Census of Agriculture
United States. Bureau of the Census. Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1850 t0 1974-Continued All Farms Woodland not pastured.................... United States United States conterminous United States United States conterminous ...
United States. Bureau of the Census, 1977
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The national arithmetic: on the inductive system, combining ...
Hence, they can be used in making dissimilar repetends similar and conterminous. 302t To make any number of dissimilar repetends similar and conterminous. Ex. 1. Make similar and conterminous 9.167, 14.6, 3.165, 12.432, 8.181, and ...
Benjamin Greenleaf, 1857
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The National Arithmetic on the Inductive System: Combining ...
Hence, they can be used in making dissimilar repetends similar and conterminous. 302. To make any number of dissimilar repetends similar and conterminous. Ex. 1. Make similar and conterminous 9.167, 14.6, 3.165, 12.432, 8.18i, and 1.307 ...
Benjamin Greenleaf, 1858
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The progressive higher arithmetic: for schools, academies, ...
Make .43, .57, .4567, and .5037 similar and conterminous. 2. Make .578, .37, . 2485, and 04 similar and conterminous. 3. Make 1.34,4.56, and .341 similar and conterminous. 4. Make .5674, .34, .247, and .67 similar and conterminous. 5.
Horatio Nelson Robinson, 1863
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Explosive Volcanism: Inception, Evolution, and Hazards
Potentially Active Volcanic Lineaments and Loci in Western Conterminous United States 4 ROBERT L. SMITH and ROBERT G. LUEDKE U.S. Geological Survey ABSTRACT Speculation about potentially active volcanoes in the conterminous ...
‎1984
9
Garner's Modern American Usage
Conterminous, the oldest of these words, means “having or enclosed within a common boundary.” E.g.: “One district is conterminous with Cook County, and three justices are elected at-large from there.” Doug Finke, “Redrawing of Court ...
Bryan Garner, 2009
10
U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
Results of analyses were compared with our database of approximately 4,200 previously analyzed samples of volcanic glasses from upper Neogene and Quaternary tephra layers collected within the conterminous Western United States and ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONTERMINOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term conterminous is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Post-Senescent Stage of Advanced Capitalism; EU and Greece
Were there no Cold War (difficult as that is to comprehend), no conterminous boundaries between NATO and the EU which militarizes the ... «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
2
Moody's assigns Aa2 to Burbank USD, CA's GO Bonds
The Burbank Unified School District encompasses a 17 square mile area in northern Los Angeles County and has conterminous boundaries ... «Moodys.com, Jul 15»
3
HSUS - Never Mind Internet Hunting What Happened to Save The …
It requested that gray wolves in the conterminous United States, except for the Mexican Gray Wolf, be listed as “threatened,” which would ... «AmmoLand Shooting Sports News, Jul 15»
4
US Fish & Wildlife Service denies gray wolf petition
... Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) announced June 30 that it has determined that a petition to reclassify all gray wolves in the conterminous U.S., ... «Feedstuffs, Jun 15»
5
Boston Olympics Pitch Now Hinges on Place Called Midtown
We relocated here from New York City, where Midtown is a very distinct thing: a conterminous commercial district and residential neighborhood ... «Curbed National, Jun 15»
6
US: Launching a public-private partnership to empower climate …
... and broadening the geographic scope of the data from the conterminous United States to the entire globe. The NEX-GDDP dataset is publicly ... «PreventionWeb, Jun 15»
7
How the way we build cities and communities affects the quality of …
To remedy this, we use widely available land cover data to characterise the urban form in every county in the conterminous United States. «USAPP American Politics and Policy, Jun 15»
8
Southwest Virginia being targeted for an overabundance of gypsy …
According to the Forest Service website, "Gypsy moth hosts are located through most of the conterminous US but the highest concentrations of ... «Bristol Herald Courier, Jun 15»
9
Fact Sheet: Launching a Public-Private Partnership to Empower …
... and broadening the geographic scope of the data from the conterminous United States to the entire globe. The NEX-GDDP dataset is publicly ... «OfficialWire, Jun 15»
10
New USGS Map Locates Hydraulic Fracturing Sand Sources and …
A companion map of producing and potential frac sand and resin-coated sand source units in the conterminous U.S. is also included. «Sierra Sun Times, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Conterminous [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/conterminous>. Apr 2024 ».
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