Pronunciations (3)
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/əˈd͡ʒɔɪn/
Pronunciation notes
- Canada
- General-American
- Received-Pronunciation
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/əˈd͡ʒoɪn/
Pronunciation notes
- Australia
- New-Zealand
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əˈdʒɔɪn
Verb
To share a common boundary or border with; to be physically contiguous to (a piece of land or property).
Usage- Transitive or intransitive
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The living room and dining room adjoin each other.
It's at this point that these three neighbourhoods adjoin.
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'[…] The land was so very desirable for me in every respect, so immediately adjoining my own property, that I felt it my duty to buy it. […]'
We were in the living area, which adjoins the kitchen.
To extend an algebraic object (e.g. a field, a ring, etc.) by adding to it an element not belonging to it and then ensuring closure, for example by also adding all finite power series of the element.
Usage- Transitive
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More examples (1)
The ring adjunction #92;mathbb#123;Q#125;#91;#92;sqrt#123;2#125;#93; can be obtained from #92;mathbb#123;Q#125; by adjoining #92;sqrt#123;2#125; to #92;mathbb#123;Q#125;.
The field adjunction #92;mathbb#123;Q#125;(#92;pi) can be obtained from #92;mathbb#123;Q#125; by adjoining #92;pi to #92;mathbb#123;Q#125;.
Verb
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
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Canada adjoins the U.S.
England marches with Scotland
be in direct physical contact with; make contact
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The two buildings touch
Their hands touched
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The wire must not contact the metal cover
The surfaces contact at this point
attach or add
- Broader terms
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I adjoin a copy of your my lawyer's letter