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Vicinal vs Nearby - What's the difference?

vicinal | nearby |

As adjectives the difference between vicinal and nearby

is that vicinal is of or pertaining to a neighborhood ; neighboring while nearby is adjacent, near, very close.

As an adverb nearby is

next to, close to.

vicinal

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Of or pertaining to a neighborhood ; neighboring.
  • (chemistry) Describing identical atoms or groups attached to nearby (especially adjacent) atoms in a molecule.
  • (mineralogy) Describing subordinate planes on a crystal, which are very near to the fundamental planes in angles, and sometimes take their place.

    • Related terms

    * vicinality * vicinity

    See also

    * geminal ----

    nearby

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • adjacent, near, very close
    • He stopped at a nearby store for some groceries.

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • next to, close to
    • I'm glad my friends live nearby where I can visit them.

    Usage notes

    Some British writers make the distinction between the adverbial near by'', which is written as two words; and the adjectival ''nearby , which is written as one. In American English, the one-word spelling is standard for both forms.

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