adjoining
Meaning
adjoin
- (transitive) To be in contact or connection with.
- (transitive) To extend an algebraic object (e.g. a field, a ring, etc.) by adding to it an element not belonging to it and then ensuring closure, for example by also adding all finite power series of the element.
Synonyms
near by
near to
placed near
be very close to
Translations
contiguo
anliegend
contigu
attìguoFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʌˈd͡ʒɔɪn.ɪŋ/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English ajoinen, from Old French ajoindre, (compare French adjoindre), from Latin adiungō (“join to”), formed from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + iungō (“join”).
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