What does ADJOIN mean?
Definitions for ADJOIN
əˈdʒɔɪnad·join
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word ADJOIN.
Princeton's WordNet
border, adjoin, edge, abut, march, butt, butt against, butt onverb
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
"Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland"
touch, adjoin, meet, contactverb
be in direct physical contact with; make contact
"The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point"
adjoinverb
attach or add
"I adjoin a copy of your my lawyer's letter"
Wiktionary
adjoinverb
To be in contact or connection with.
The living room and dining room adjoin each other.
adjoinverb
To extend an algebraic object (e.g. a field, a ring etc.) by adding to it (an element not belonging to it) and all finite power series of (the element).
uE000161972uE001 can be obtained from uE000161973uE001 by adjoining uE000161974uE001 to uE000161975uE001.
Etymology: From adjoindre, from adiungo.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Adjoinverb
To join to; to unite to; to put to.
Etymology: adjoindre, Fr. adjungo, Lat.
Corrections or improvements should be as remarks adjoined, by way of note or commentary, in their proper places, and superadded to a regular treatise. Isaac Watts, Improvem. of the Mind.
To Adjoinverb
To be contiguous to; to lye next so as to have nothing between.
Th’ adjoining fane, th’ assembled Greks express’d,
And hunting of the Caledonian beast. John Dryden, Fables.In learning any thing, as little should be proposed to the mind at once, as is possible; and, that being understood and fully mastered, proceed to the next adjoining, yet unknown, simple, unperplexed proposition, belonging to the matter in hand, and tending to the clearing what is principally designed. John Locke.
ChatGPT
adjoin
To adjoin means to be next to and joined with something, typically referring to a building, room, or piece of land. It can also mean to add something to something else, especially in math or set theory where one element is added to a set without changing its inherent properties.
adjoin
Adjoin refers to being next to or attached to something. It typically represents a situation where objects, structures, or territories are immediately next to each other, sharing a common boundary or point. It can also refer to actions of adding or attaching something to something else, especially in a supplementary manner.
adjoin
To adjoin is to be next to and joined with something, typically referring to a building, room or piece of land. It implies the existence of a common boundary or a direct connection between the two entities. The term can also mean to add or attach something to something else, especially to something larger or more important.
Webster Dictionary
Adjoinverb
to join or unite to; to lie contiguous to; to be in contact with; to attach; to append
Adjoinverb
to lie or be next, or in contact; to be contiguous; as, the houses adjoin
Adjoinverb
to join one's self
Etymology: [OE. ajoinen, OF. ajoindre, F. adjoindre, fr. L. adjungere; ad + jungere to join. See Join, and cf. Adjunct.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Adjoin
ad-join′, v.i. to lie next to.—adj. Adjoin′ing, joining to: near: adjacent.—n. Ad′joint, a civil officer who assists a French maire: an assistant professor in a French college. [Through Fr. from L. adjungĕre. See Join.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of ADJOIN in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of ADJOIN in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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- гранича, допирам сеBulgarian
- souseditCzech
- lindar, colindarSpanish
- adjoindreFrench
- bi dlùth riScottish Gaelic
- 付け合わせますJapanese
- ser contíguo aPortuguese
- примыка́ть, сосе́дствовать, грани́читьRussian
- அடுத்திருTamil
- متصلUrdu
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