conterminal

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

conterminal (not comparable)

Conterminous.
- 1831 Thomas Love Peacock, Crotchet Castle Chapter 9:
  The neighbouring lords, his conterminal bandits.
(entomology) Connected end to end.
- 1866 William Edward Shuckard, British Bees: An Introduction to the Study of the Natural History and Economy of the Bees Indigenous to the British Isles p. 28:
  The latter consists of closely attached conterminal joints.

References

“conterminal” in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989, →ISBN.

Anagrams

centinormal, nonmetrical

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