Having a common boundary or edge; touching; SYN. adjacent, adjoining, bordering, conterminous, contiguous.
ETYM Latin adjacens, -centis, p. pr. of adjacere to lie near; ad + jacęre to lie: cf. French adjacent.
1. Near or close to but not necessarily touching.
2. Nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space; SYN. next, side by side.
Joining to; contiguous; adjacent.
ETYM Latin contiguus; akin to contigere to touch on all sides. Related to Contingent.
Very close or connected in space or time; SYN. immediate.
Adjacent; touching.
Having a shared boundary; being immediately adjacent. For example, contiguous sectors on a disk are data-storage segments physically located next to one another.
(Alternate spelling: neighbouring).
So as to be adjacent
In a contiguous fashion, in an adjacent manner