vicinal

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Adjective
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vic=i=nal

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adjective vicinal has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

vicinala. [L. vicinalis: cf. F. vicinal.].
  •  Near; vicine.  T. Warton.  [1913 Webster]
  •  Having the substituted groups on the same carbon atom.  [PJC]
Vicinal planes (Min.), subordinate planes on a crystal, which are very near to the fundamental planes in angles, and sometimes take their place. They have in general very complex symbols.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

vicinal, adj.
1 neighbouring, adjacent.
2 of a neighbourhood; local.

Etymology
F vicinal or L vicinalis f. vicinus neighbour

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