Antonyms for coterminous


Grammar : Adj
Spell : koh-tur-muh-nuh s
Phonetic Transcription : koʊˈtɜr mə nəs


Definition of coterminous

Origin :
  • 1630s, malformed in English from co- + terminous (see terminal). Latin purists prefer conterminous.
  • As in next : adj coming immediately after in space, time, order
  • As in conterminous : adj contained within the same limits
  • As in adjoining : adj being next to
  • As in concomitant : adj contributing, accompanying
  • As in concurrent : adj agreeing, converging
  • As in even : adj commensurate; having no advantage
Example sentences :
  • But this time Ive fixed it up for him and his leave is coterminous with mine.
  • Extract from : « The Rough Road » by William John Locke
  • The parishes in these counties were ordered to be coterminous with the bounds of the counties.
  • Extract from : « How Justice Grew » by Martha W. (Martha Woodroof) Hiden
  • That is the third stage, and it is coterminous with life, Tom.
  • Extract from : « The Corner of Harley Street » by Henry Bashford
  • This was subdivided into "realms" coterminous with the boundaries of States.
  • Extract from : « Ku Klux Klan » by J. C. Lester
  • But Huckley's sheet was only coterminous with the use of type among mankind.
  • Extract from : « A Diversity of Creatures » by Rudyard Kipling
  • The outermost lines are coterminous with those of the great race which is called Indo-Germanic.
  • Extract from : « Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) » by Andrew Lang
  • But neither their kingdoms nor their Empires were coterminous, though their capitals were identical, namely, Rome and Aachen.
  • Extract from : « The Rise of the Mediaeval Church » by Alexander Clarence Flick
  • The parish, coterminous with the county and created at the same time, also honored the Duke, being called Russell.
  • Extract from : « How Justice Grew » by Martha W. (Martha Woodroof) Hiden
  • Its northern border is coterminous with the northern border of Tertiary gravels, sands, and sandy clays.
  • Extract from : « Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, May, 1900 » by Various
  • But the genetic conception of life, steadily popularized since 1870, has led us to see that education is coterminous with life.
  • Extract from : « Woman in Modern Society » by Earl Barnes

Synonyms for coterminous

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