conterminous

[ kuhn-tur-muh-nuhs ]

adjective

1. having a common boundary; bordering; contiguous.
2. meeting at the ends; without an intervening gap:

   In our calendar system, the close of one year is conterminous with the beginning of the next.

3. coterminous.

conterminous

/ kənˈtɜːmɪnəl; kənˈtɜːmɪnəs; kəʊˈtɜːmɪnəs /

adjective

1. enclosed within a common boundary
2. meeting at the ends; without a break or interruption

Derived Forms

• conˈterminously, adverb

Other Words From

• con·termi·nal·ly con·termi·nous·ly adverb
• con·termi·nali·ty con·termi·nous·ness noun
• noncon·termi·nal adjective
• noncon·termi·nous adjective
• noncon·termi·nous·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of conterminous¹

1625–35; < Latin conterminus having a common border with, equivalent to con- con- + terminus terminus; -ous

Word History and Origins

Origin of conterminous¹

C17: from Latin conterminus, from con- + terminus end, boundary

Example Sentences

“It really started happening conterminous with the introduction of these drugs, with Prozac and the other drugs.”

From New York Times

It is an actual place that is also conterminous with a brand.

From New York Times

“We have shown that prospects for saving this iconic keystone species in the conterminous U.S. are diminishing,” the scientists wrote.

From Seattle Times

Grizzlies are federally protected as a threatened species in the conterminous U.S. following a 2018 order by a federal judge in Montana.

From Seattle Times

They help convey the illusion that media platforms like Instagram and Facebook are as old as we are, that their history is conterminous with our own.

From Washington Post