adjacent -
having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching; "Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"; "the side of Germany conterminous with France"; "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho"; "neighboring cities"
adjacent -
near or close to but not necessarily touching; "lands adjacent to the mountains"; "New York and adjacent cities"
nigh,
near,
close not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call"
adjacent -
nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space; "had adjacent rooms"; "in the next room"; "the person sitting next to me"; "our rooms were side by side"
Adjacent is an adjective meaning contiguous, adjoining or abutting. In relation to the Blue Book, adjacent is where the books are located in from Jen's desk. In geometry, adjacent is when sides meet to make an angle.