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Adjacent vs Three - What's the difference?

adjacent | three |

As nouns the difference between adjacent and three

is that adjacent is something that lies next to something else, especially the side of a right triangle that is neither the hypotenuse nor the opposite while three is the digit/figure 3.

As an adjective adjacent

is lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on.

As a preposition adjacent

is (us) next to; adjacent to; beside.

As a numeral three is

(cardinal) a numerical value after two and before four represented in arabic digits as ; this many dots (•••).

adjacent

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on.
  • Because the conference room is filled, we will have our meeting in the adjacent room.
  • Just before, after, or facing.
  • The picture is on the adjacent page .

    Synonyms

    * (lying next to) abutting, adjoining, contiguous, juxtaposed, near

    Antonyms

    * (lying next to) apart, distant, nonadjacent

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something that lies next to something else, especially the side of a right triangle that is neither the hypotenuse nor the opposite.
  • * 1980 , Faber Birren, The textile colorist
  • Again, the key colors have twice the area of the adjacents .
  • * 2011 , Mark Zegarelli, ACT Math For Dummies (page 194)
  • Picking out the opposite, the adjacent , and the hypotenuse

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • (US) Next to; adjacent to; beside.
  • ----

    three

    English

    (wikipedia three)

    Alternative forms

    * (all obsolete)

    Numeral

    (head)
  • (cardinal) A numerical value after two and before four. Represented in Arabic digits as ; This many dots (•••).
  • *
  • Venters began to count them—one—two—three —four—on up to sixteen.
  • (of a set or group) Having three elements.
  • Synonyms

    * (numerical value) leash, tether (dialectal)

    See also

    *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The digit/figure 3.
  • Anything measuring three units, as length.
  • Put all the threes in a separate container.
  • A person who is three years old.
  • All the threes will go in Mrs. Smith's class, while I'll take the fours and fives.
  • The playing card featuring three pips.
  • Derived terms

    * threefold * threepence * threesome * thruppence * three-up

    See also

    * (Symbols of number three in various numeral systems) * * : 3 * * : ?, ? * : * * * * * * * * * * * * : * : III * * * *

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