The difference between Adjacent and Apart
When used as adjectives, adjacent means lying next to, close, or contiguous, whereas apart means exceptional, distinct.
Adjacent is also noun with the meaning: something that lies next to something else, especially the side of a right triangle that is neither the hypotenuse nor the opposite.
Adjacent is also preposition with the meaning: next to.
Apart is also postposition with the meaning: apart from.
Apart is also adverb with the meaning: placed separately (in regard to space or time).
check bellow for the other definitions of Adjacent and Apart
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Adjacent as an adjective:
Lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on.
Examples:
"Because the conference room is filled, we will have our meeting in the adjacent room."
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Adjacent as an adjective:
Just before, after, or facing.
Examples:
"The picture is on the adjacent page''."
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Adjacent as a noun:
Something that lies next to something else, especially the side of a right triangle that is neither the hypotenuse nor the opposite.
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Adjacent as a preposition (US):
Next to; adjacent to; beside.
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Apart as an adverb:
Placed separately (in regard to space or time).
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Apart as an adverb:
In a state of separation, of exclusion, or of distinction, as to purpose, use, or character, or as a matter of thought; separately; independently.
Examples:
"Consider the two propositions apart."
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Apart as an adverb:
Aside; away.
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Apart as an adverb:
In or into two or more parts.
Examples:
"to take a piece of machinery apart."
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Apart as an adjective:
Exceptional, distinct.
Examples:
"a world apart'"
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Apart as an adjective:
Having been taken apart; disassembled, in pieces.
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Apart as a noun: