coterminous

coterminous

English

WOTD – 26 March 2009

Alternative forms

• conterminous

Etymology

Latin conterminus, from con- (“with”) + terminus (“border, end”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /kɒnˈtəː.mɪ.nəs/, /kənˈtəː.mɪ.nəs/
• (US) IPA^(key): /kənˈtɝ.mɪ.nəs/

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Adjective

coterminous (not comparable)

1. Meeting end to end or at the ends.
2. (geography) Having matching boundaries; or, adjoining and sharing a boundary.

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

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

3. Having the same scope, range of meaning, or extent in time.
4. (law) Said of linked or related property leases that expire together.

Translations

meeting end-to-end

adjoining

Bulgarian: съседен (bg) (sǎseden) Czech: sousední (cs) French: limitrophe (fr)

Icelandic: með sameiginleg landamæri; sem liggur innan einna og sömu landamæra; samlægur Russian: смежные (smežnyje)

having the same scope, range, or extent

Icelandic: með sameiginleg landamæri; sem liggur innan einna og sömu landamæra; samlægur

of leases: linked or related

Icelandic: samlægur

See also

• coextensive
• contiguous