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PRONUNCIATION OF CONTIGUITY

contiguity  [kɒntɪˈɡjuːɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONTIGUITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Contiguity is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CONTIGUITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Contiguity

A contiguity is a continuous mass, or a series of things in contact or in proximity. In a different meaning, contiguity is the state of being contiguous. The concept was first set out in the Law of Contiguity which states that things that occur near each other in time or space are readily associated.

Definition of contiguity in the English dictionary

The definition of contiguity in the dictionary is the quality of being contiguous.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONTIGUITY


acuity
əˈkjuːɪtɪ
ambiguity
ˌæmbɪˈɡjuːɪtɪ
annuity
əˈnjuːɪtɪ
assiduity
ˌæsɪˈdjuːɪtɪ
circuity
səˈkjuːɪtɪ
conspicuity
ˌkɒnspɪˈkjuːɪtɪ
continuity
ˌkɒntɪˈnjuːɪtɪ
discontiguity
ˌdɪskɒntɪˈɡjuːɪtɪ
discontinuity
dɪsˌkɒntɪˈnjuːɪtɪ
exiguity
ˌeɡzɪˈɡjuːɪtɪ
fatuity
fəˈtjuːɪtɪ
fortuity
fɔːˈtjuːɪtɪ
gratuity
ɡrəˈtjuːɪtɪ
ingenuity
ˌɪndʒɪˈnjuːɪtɪ
innocuity
ˌɪnəˈkjuːɪtɪ
innocuousness
ˌɪnəˈkjuːɪtɪ
perpetuity
ˌpɜːpɪˈtjuːɪtɪ
perspicuity
ˌpɜːspɪˈkjuːɪtɪ
promiscuity
ˌprɒmɪˈskjuːɪtɪ
vacuity
væˈkjuːɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONTIGUITY

conticent
contignation
contiguous
contiguously
contiguousness
continence
continency
continent
Continental
continental breakfast
continental climate
Continental Congress
continental crust
continental divide
continental drift
continental glacier
continental quilt
continental shelf
continental shield

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONTIGUITY

antiquity
biscuity
congruity
deferred annuity
employment equity
equity
fruity
immediate annuity
in perpetuity
incongruity
inequity
iniquity
life annuity
negative equity
obliquity
private equity
propinquity
superfluity
tenuity
ubiquity

Synonyms and antonyms of contiguity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «contiguity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONTIGUITY

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

Translator English - Chinese

邻接
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

contigüidad
570 millions of speakers

English

contiguity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

समीपता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التواصل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

примыкания
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

contigüidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সান্নিধ্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

contiguïté
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Persamaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nachbarschaft
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

連続
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

연속성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Contiguity
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hai vật tiếp giáp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அருகில் இருத்தல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संभोग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bitişiklik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

contiguità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sąsiedztwo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

примикання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

contiguitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γειτνίαση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aanraking
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kontiguitet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

contiguity
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of contiguity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTIGUITY»

The term «contiguity» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.892 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTIGUITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «contiguity» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «contiguity» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONTIGUITY»

Discover the use of contiguity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to contiguity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
From Continuity to Contiguity: Toward a New Jewish Literary ...
From Continuity to Contiguity offers original insights into modern Hebrew, Yiddish, and other Jewish literatures, including a new interpretation of Franz Kafka's place within them and discussions of Sholem Aleichem, Sh. Y. Abramovitsh, ...
Dan Miron, 2010
2
Hegemony and Sovereign Equality: The Interest Contiguity ...
Though conflicting, some interests are, due to their relative closeness (or contiguity), more easily reconcilable than others.In tracing the links between and among the three broad types of interests, the book begins with a brief ...
M. J. Balogun, 2011
3
Contiguity of Probability Measures: Some Applications in ...
The potential of this concept has so far only been touched upon in the existing literature, and this book provides the first systematic discussion of it.
George G. Roussas, 1972
4
Metaphor, Metonymy, and Experientialist Philosophy: ...
2.2.4 Contiguity If the notion of similarity is fraught with difficulties, so is the concept of contiguity, and hence metonymy. Most cognitive linguists subscribe to the familiar definition of metonymy in terms of contiguity: "'Metonymy' is a semantic ...
Verena Haser, 2005
5
Introduction to Psychology
lf conditioning depended on contiguity only, both groups should refrain from pressing the bar when the tone is sounded - a response known as conditioned suppression. Rats in the contiguity group immediately stopped pressing the bar when ...
Lionel Nicholas, 2009
6
PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING&MOTIVATION
If we reject probabilistic relations as the basis of our subjects' operant behavior and their causal ratings, then we must assess the merits of temporal contiguity as an acceptable analysis. We must, in particular, confront the main problem that ...
Gordon H. Bower, 1990
7
e-Learning and the Science of Instruction: Proven Guidelines ...
The first version of the contiguity principle involves the need to coordinate printed words and graphics. In this chapter, we focus on the idea that on-screen words should be placed near the parts of the on-screen graphics to which they refer.
Ruth C. Clark, Richard E. Mayer, 2011
8
What Do We Know about War?
Considering what has been learned about the causes of war and the conditions of peace in the ten years since the publication of the first edition, this invaluable text offers an accessible and up-to-date overview of current knowledge and an ...
John A. Vasquez, 2012
9
Handbook of Improving Performance in the Workplace, ...
Evidence. for. the. Contiguity. Principle. In a review of eight experiments, Mayer ( 2005b) reported that people who learned about braking systems, lightning, electrical engineering, or solving mathematics problems with an integrated layout  ...
Kenneth H. Silber, Wellesley R. Foshay, 2009
10
Learning and Behavior: Active Learning Edition
Contiguity refers to the closeness in time or space between two events. In Pavlovian conditioning, contiguity usually refers to the interval between the CS and US. This interval is called the interstimulus interval, or ISI. In trace conditioning, the ...
Paul Chance, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONTIGUITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term contiguity is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Experts: US Legitimizing Iranian Hegemony Across Middle East
Since 2012, Iran's Plan B in Syria has been to secure core strategic territory in western Syria, and maintain contiguity with Hezbollah-dominated ... «TheTower.org, Jul 15»
2
Israel's Supreme Court gives green light to Cremisan separation wall
... important thing was to protect the monastery and its lands, as well as preserve territorial contiguity between the monastery and the residents ... «Palestine News Network, Jul 15»
3
Profile: CBRE's Chicago Valuation Chief Gary DeClark
In order to establish the whole parcel to appraise, each parcel had to meet the tests of “common use, common ownership and contiguity” under ... «Bisnow, Jul 15»
4
What Goes Unsaid
... however; nor did it depict the physical obstacles and barriers to Palestinian movement and territorial contiguity that the settlements impose. «ABOUT US EDITOR'S NOTE About Us The Cairo Review of, Jul 15»
5
Narendra Modi goes to Central Asia - Global Media Roundup
That it does not have geographical contiguity, the means or the desire to be other than a benign presence adds to that perception. «Niticentral, Jul 15»
6
A guide to the Vedas
The two groups of people who gave birth to these seemed to live in contiguity. This common region lay between Afghanistan and Yamuna. «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»
7
No easy solution to paving West Laramie
A “minimum compliance” clause in the proceeding details an agreement for the annexation where, including other conditions, “contiguity will ... «Laramie Boomerang, Jul 15»
8
Turkey and military intervention in Syria
... specifically in the Jarabulus area due to its importance in preventing geographical contiguity between the Kurdish north-eastern areas. «Middle East Monitor, Jul 15»
9
This Week in Nature
The hybrid assembly improves on the contiguity observed from traditional shotgun sequencing approaches, the study's authors say. «GenomeWeb, Jul 15»
10
Tales of Endurance Determination and Extraordinary Circumstance …
Denver CO and Clearwater FL - Outskirts Press Inc. has published Contiguity: Tales from Another Era by Charles E. Jones. The author's most ... «MENAFN.COM, Jul 15»

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