2007年11月30日 · Adjacent is falling out of fashion, and 'next to' or (for emphasis) 'right next to' would be used. 'Right' in this usage means immediately or absolutely next to. In the example quoted, which sounds like a user manual, I would prefer to be more precise and say 'the function is labelled above the button' (or below, left, right, or wherever)

2018年9月18日 · "Contiguous" applies to both space and time, and is the only word I can think of. In a legal context, "consecutive" prison sentences come one after another without a break, but the usual meaning of "consecutive" allows a gap between two events, as does "subsequent".

2011年2月4日 · Suppose that the atoms in this question have the same radius and the distance between adjacent atoms. If you would have a time, list the words meaning "nearby" in the order from the closest to the farthest. (e.g.) abutting = adjoining < contiguous (formal) = adjacent < proximal < close < nearby = neighboring (formal) (its my current ...

2021年8月7日 · What does it mean? adjacent corner I visited another café close to the one where we had our quick lunch, ordered a coffee and pastry and lingered over my small meal, as I waited for Lisa to arrive at an adjacent corner with the suitcase. (Traitor-V.S Alexander)

2018年2月7日 · In exact usage, adjacent means "lying near," "close at hand," "neighboring," and contiguous means "touching," "in actual contact." Beads strung loosely are adjacent; if strung tightly, they are contiguous. In general usage, however, the words are interchangeable. Adjacent, much the more commonly used word, has these approximate synonyms:

2012年4月3日 · I am trying to find a source for why my scenario below for the usage of "adjacent" would be correct or incorrect - a grammar rule or dictionary definition would suffice. Here is my scenario: If I am standing close to a wall of a square room, am I adjacent to the room? Many definitions of adjacent rely on the word "near."

2011年6月27日 · "Beside" and "next to" indicate that the object is directly adjacent to the subject, eg 'my phone is beside me', 'he lives next to me'. However, "near" and "close to" does not indicate this, and merely shows that it is not far away.

2016年5月2日 · You don't have fame-adjacent, it is used as an adjective. It means something like cerca de la fama, o en contacto con gente famosa. Mira aquí: Continuing our ongoing series of “Interviews with the Fame Adjacent” Kyle is here to tell us about his exploits as a Make Up Artist for film and television in Toronto.

2021年10月3日 · There are some conventions for houses. A neighbor whose house is adjacent to your house is "next door" to you. He is your "next-door neightbor". A neighbor whose house is directly across the street from you is "the house across the street". In …

2020年7月23日 · Hi all, Am I right in saying that the choice of "are" vs "is" after the word "below" depends on what comes after the word? e.g. Below is what you need to do. e.g. Below are the things you must remember. Another question I have is whether the above sentences can be rewritten as follows? e.g...