Adjacent
Definition
Located in the immediate vicinity, directly neighboring, or attached to something; in geometry, it describes angles that share a common vertex and a common side, lying on opposite sides of that common side. In a general sense, it refers to administrative, structural, or territorial elements that share a common border or are directly connected in a network.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Adjacent
- Adjoining
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Variable adjective with standard masculine, feminine, and plural forms. |
| Formation | Neologistic loan from French 'adjacent' or directly from Latin 'adiacens'. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [ad.ʒa.ˈt͡ʃent] |
| Source | Glossary of Mathematical Sciences and Topological Relations |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Profesorul a desenat pe tablă un unghi adjacent pentru a demonstra teorema bisectoarei.
EN: The teacher drew an adjacent angle on the blackboard to demonstrate the angle bisector theorem.
RO: Depozitul nou construit este situat pe un teren adjacent fabricii de procesare a laptelui.
EN: The newly built warehouse is located on a plot of land adjacent to the milk processing factory.
RO: Analiza topologică arată că cele două noduri sunt într-un raport adjacent în cadrul rețelei de calculatoare.
EN: The topological analysis shows that the two nodes are in an adjacent relationship within the computer network.
Idioms & Phrases
Unghiuri adjacente / Adjacent angles
RO: Pereche de unghiuri care au vârful comun, o latură comună, iar celelalte două laturi situate de o parte și de alta a celei comune.
EN: A pair of angles that have a common vertex, a common side, while the other two sides lie on opposite sides of the common one.
Teritoriu adjacent / Adjacent territory
RO: Zonă geografică sau parcelă de pământ care se mărginește direct cu o proprietate sau o frontieră de stat.
EN: A geographical area or plot of land that borders directly on a property or a state frontier.
Nod adjacent / Adjacent node
RO: În teoria grafurilor, un punct care este conectat în mod direct printr-o singură muchie de un alt punct selectat.
EN: In graph theory, a point that is directly connected by a single edge to another selected point.
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