Coextensive

adjective

/ˌkəʊɪkˈstɛnsɪv/

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.adjectiveHaving the same spatial limits or boundaries; sharing the same area.

"The city and county of San Francisco are coextensive."

2.adjectiveOccurring over the same period of time; contemporaneous.

3.adjectiveHaving the same extension—the object or set of objects to which a term refers.

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