vicinal
of, relating to, or belonging to a neighborhood or district.
neighboring; adjacent.
Crystallography. noting a plane the position of which varies very little from that of a fundamental plane of the form.
Origin of vicinal
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How to use vicinal in a sentence
Two great Roman roads, and some vicinal ways pass near the locality.
On Some Ancient Battle-Fields in Lancashire | Charles HardwickThen the gates of the vicinal Way and that of the Bridge were closed.
London | Walter BesantIt is otherwise in states of very simple vicinal grouping, coupled with only a single country or at best two.
Influences of Geographic Environment | Ellen Churchill SempleA large area means varied vicinal locations and hence differentiation of civilization, at least along the frontier.
Influences of Geographic Environment | Ellen Churchill SempleIn other words, such conditions present the pre-eminent advantages of vicinal location around an enclosed sea.
Influences of Geographic Environment | Ellen Churchill Semple
British Dictionary definitions for vicinal
/ (ˈvɪsɪnəl) /
neighbouring
(esp of roads) of or relating to a locality or neighbourhood
chem relating to or designating two adjacent atoms to which groups are attached in a chain
Origin of vicinal
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