Adjacent meaning

ə-jāsənt

The definition of adjacent is next to or nearby.

An example of adjacent is two houses that are next to one another.

adjective

Near or close (to something); adjoining.

adjective

Laying near or close by, but not necessarily connected. See also adjoining.

adjective

Close to; lying near.

Adjacent cities.

adjective

Next to; adjoining.

Adjacent garden plots.

adjective

The picture is on the adjacent page.

adjective

Lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on.

Because the conference room is filled, we will have our meeting in the adjacent room.

adjective

Something that lies next to something else, especially the side of a right triangle that is neither the hypotenuse nor the opposite.

noun

(US) Next to; adjacent to; beside.

preposition

Origin of adjacent

Middle English from Latin adiacēns adiacent- present participle of adiacēre to lie near ad- ad- iacēre to lie yē- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Latin adiacēns, adiacentis.

From Wiktionary