Synonyms for adjoin
Definitions
- v. 1
To share a common boundary or border with; to be physically contiguous to (a piece of land or property).
The living room and dining room adjoin each other.
- v. 2
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.
The field adjunction #92;mathbb#123;Q#125;(#92;pi) can be obtained from #92;mathbb#123;Q#125; by adjoining #92;pi to #92;mathbb#123;Q#125;.
Related words
- Word family
- adjoining adjunction
Forms
- Past participle
- adjoined
e.g. adjoined → abutted, bordered, edged, marched…
Example sentences
- abut Janos made a sarcastic remark abut the food.
- contact If I drop out of contact, let the police know, OK?
- affix Do not forget to affix the stamp to the envelope.
By length
- 3 letters
- add1
- 4 letters
- meet1, join1, edge1, butt1, abut2
- 5 letters
- march1, touch1, annex2, affix2
- 6 letters
- border2, annexe
- 7 letters
- contact2
- 11 letters
- communicate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (abut2 = 2 syllables).