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vicinal

[ vis-uh-nl ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or belonging to a neighborhood or district.
  2. neighboring; adjacent.
  3. Crystallography. noting a plane the position of which varies very little from that of a fundamental plane of the form.


vicinal

/ ˈ±¹Éª²õɪ²ÔÉ™±ô /

adjective

  1. neighbouring
  2. (esp of roads) of or relating to a locality or neighbourhood
  3. chem relating to or designating two adjacent atoms to which groups are attached in a chain
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of vicinal1

1615–25; < Latin ±¹Ä«³¦Ä«²ÔÄå±ô¾±²õ, equivalent to ±¹Ä«³¦Ä«²Ô ( us ) near + -Äå±ô¾±²õ -al 1; vicinity
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of vicinal1

C17: from Latin ±¹Ä«³¦Ä«²ÔÄlis nearby, from ±¹Ä«³¦Ä«²Ôus, from ±¹Ä«³¦³Ü²õ a neighbourhood
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The sides of the pits and elevations are bounded by small faces which have the character of vicinal faces.

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Of the tri-derivatives the symmetrical compounds boil at the lowest temperature, the asymmetric next, and the vicinal at the highest.

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What is the difference between a natural and a vicinal location?

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He made a fire and began to broil them; the bride searched the vicinal woods for dried branches to feed the fire.

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