adjacency

US: (ə jā′sən sē)

Inflections of 'adjacency' (n): npl: adjacencies

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

ad•ja•cen•cy  (ə jā′sən sē), n., pl. -cies. 

1. Also, ad•ja′cence. the state of being adjacent;
   nearness.
2. Usually, adjacencies. things, places, etc., that are adjacent.
3. Show Business [Radio and Television.] a broadcast or announcement immediately preceding or following another.

• Late Latin adjacentia. See adjacent, -ency
• 1640–50