adjacency

[ uh-jey-suhn-see ]

noun

, plural ad·ja·cen·cies.

1. Also ad·ja·cence []. the state of being adjacent; nearness.
2. Usually adjacencies. things, places, etc., that are adjacent.
3. Radio and Television. a broadcast or announcement immediately preceding or following another.

Other Words From

• non·ad·ja·cen·cy noun plural nonadjacencies

Word History and Origins

Origin of adjacency¹

From the Late Latin word adjacentia, dating back to 1640–50. See adjacent, -ency

Example Sentences

The hexagon principle could be applied to optimize the self-organization of small structures into larger ones -- as regards the shape of the building blocks or the possibility of bonds and adjacency relations with other particles.

From Science Daily

In other words, the kind of boy-mom power adjacency most women have had to be content with for centuries.

From Los Angeles Times

“The intimacy, the storytelling, the adjacency to the artist is part of the art experience,” Nawi says.

From Los Angeles Times

There’s also no way to write a “Succession” adjacency list and not include it — the shows are deeply alike.

From New York Times

Under a deal brokered several months later, the company, now called Meta, agreed to develop tools to "better manage advertising adjacency," among other concessions.

From Reuters

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