conterminous
- adjective
- /kənˈtɜːrmɪnəs/
- Formal
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coextensivo
- The state's regulations are conterminous with federal guidelines, ensuring uniformity.
- the conterminous United States
Examples
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Their interests are conterminous, allowing for collaboration on various projects.
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There is one very peculiar feature of Othello: the process of social immunization in the play is conterminous with the creation of the supra-juridical authority that suspends constitutional rights.
Academic text (2017) -
GRAPH: Fig. 5 - Extent of development at varying densities for the conterminous United States using block group data.
Academic text (2001) -
MAP: Fig. 4 - Housing density in 2000 for the conterminous United States using block-group data. Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2001.
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MAP: Fig. 3 - Housing density in 1960 for the conterminous United States using block-group data. Source: U.S. Census Bureau 1993.
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A discrepancy almost as large as the entire state of Indiana (area 23.15 million acres) cannot be dismissed as trivial, even though it is equivalent to little more than 1 percent of the total land area of the conterminous United States.
Academic text (2001) -
The interpretation that the emperor sleeps with the court lady-cum-sacred lady simply as a sexual act grossly misrepresents the notion in ancient Japan, when sexual intercourse was conterminous with soul rejuvenation, which in turn was the necessary condition for agricultural reproduction.
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The two countries are conterminous, sharing a long border and cultural ties.
Synonyms
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9.6
Having the same limits in space, time, or meaning as something else
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8.8
Having the same area or time as something else
How Coextensive
Surface Forms
Morphology
conterminous = terminous (semi-transparent) = con + termin + ous
The prefix 'con-' suggests a shared boundary, but the specific meaning requires understanding of the suffix 'ous'.
Etymology
The word conterminous comes from the Latin parts con- 'with' and terminus 'limit' or 'end', the same root in term and terminal. That's why conterminous can mean two things have the same limits or last for the same time.