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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2010-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
DEF

Having a common boundary or edge.

CONT

... an early Proterozoic terrane which was conterminous with Greenland and Labrador prior to the birth of Atlantic Ocean ...

OBS

conterminous: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
CONT

[...] un terrane du Protérozoïque précoce, qui était contigu au Groenland et au Labrador avant l'ouverture de l'océan Atlantique [...]

OBS

adjacent : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Notarial Practice (civil law)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Notariat (droit civil)
OBS

Le terme «jouxtant» ne survit plus que dans les actes notariés ou, peut-être, dans la terminologie du cadastre.

Spanish

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Record 3 2005-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Areal Planning (Urban Studies)
CONT

Contiguous gardens.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagement du territoire
DEF

Qui touche à autre chose.

CONT

Deux jardins contigus.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Planificación de zonas (Urbanismo)
DEF

Se aplica a los campos o los edificios que estan contiguos unos a otros.

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Record 4 2003-04-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Real Estate
DEF

Touching; sharing a common boundary.

OBS

In its primary meaning, "abutting" implies a closer proximity than does the term "adjacent", and whether "adjacent" is to be interpreted as "lying near to" or "actually adjoining" depends on the facts of each situation.

OBS

The sides of the land are properly said to be adjoining to, and the ends abutting on, the land contiguous.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immobilier

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bienes raíces
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Record 5 2003-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
DEF

[Said of] neighbouring parts [of a plant when they] are in contact ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

[Se dit d'un] organe qui est en contact avec un autre sans lui être adhérent.

Spanish

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Record 6 2000-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
DEF

contiguous: adjoining, near.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
DEF

contigu : voisin, proche.

OBS

adjacent : situé auprès (seulement avec quelques noms : rue, pays, terre, etc.)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vocabulario general
DEF

Dícese de algo contiguo o limítrofe con otro.

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Record 7 1983-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Planning
OBS

Joined; cemented; bound; containing a wall that is also connected to another structure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagement urbain
OBS

Se dit d'un bâtiment dont les murs latéraux sont communs en tout ou en partie à des bâtiments adjacents; se dit aussi du bâtiment qui constitue une des extrémités d'une rangée de bâtiments contigus.

Spanish

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