conterminous
英[kɒn'tɜːmɪnəs]
美[kən'tɝmɪnəs]
英英释意
- 1. connecting without a break; within a common boundary;
- "the 48 conterminous states"
- "the contiguous 48 states"
- 2. having a common boundary or edge; touching;
- "abutting lots"
- "adjoining rooms"
- "Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"
- "the side of Germany conterminous with France"
- "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho"
- "neighboring cities"
- 3. of equal extent or scope or duration