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adjacent

[/əˈdʒeɪsənt/]
adjective
adjacente
1. next to or adjoining something else, especially so as to be touching
The two adjacent rooms share a wall.
Os dois quartos adjacentes compartilham uma parede.
2. near or close to something
We parked in an adjacent parking lot.
Estacionamos em um estacionamento adjacente.
3. in geometry, denoting an angle or side of a triangle that is next to a given angle or side
In a right triangle, the adjacent side is next to the angle of interest.
Em um triângulo retângulo, o lado adjacente está próximo ao ângulo de interesse.
Synonyms
neighboringadjoiningcontiguousnext toabutting
Antonyms
distantremoteseparatedfar

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
adjacente
standard usage
Rio de Janeiro
adjacente
standard usage
São Paulo
adjacente
standard usage
Portugal
adjacente
standard usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

adjacent to
in the adjacent area
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