vicinal
English
Etymology
From Latin vīcīnālis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɪsɪnəl/
Adjective
vicinal (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to a neighborhood; neighboring.
- (chemistry) Describing identical atoms or groups attached to nearby (especially adjacent) atoms in a molecule.
- (mineralogy) Describing subordinate planes on a crystal, which are very near to the fundamental planes in angles, and sometimes take their place.
Related terms
- vicinality
- vicine
- vicinity
Translations
of or pertaining to a neighborhood
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chemistry: describing atoms attached to nearby atoms
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See also
- geminal
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vīcīnālis. Displaced Middle French voisinal.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
vicinal (feminine vicinale, masculine plural vicinaux, feminine plural vicinales)
- vicinal
See also
- géminal
Further reading
- “vicinal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese
Adjective
vicinal m or f (plural vicinais)
- vicinal
Romanian
Etymology
From French vicinal.
Adjective
vicinal m or n (feminine singular vicinală, masculine plural vicinali, feminine and neuter plural vicinale)
- vicinal
Declension
Declension of vicinal
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | vicinal | vicinală | vicinali | vicinale | ||
| definite | vicinalul | vicinala | vicinalii | vicinalele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | vicinal | vicinale | vicinali | vicinale | ||
| definite | vicinalului | vicinalei | vicinalilor | vicinalelor | |||