Explore Coextensive through 5 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like coterminous or conterminous. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Coextensive in a sentence
Coextensive meaning
- Having the same spatial limits or boundaries; sharing the same area.
- Occurring over the same period of time; contemporaneous.
- Having the same extension—the object or set of objects to which a term refers.
Synonyms of Coextensive
Using Coextensive
- The main meaning on this page is: Having the same spatial limits or boundaries; sharing the same area. | Occurring over the same period of time; contemporaneous. | Having the same extension—the object or set of objects to which a term refers.
- Useful related words include: coterminous, conterminous, commensurate.
- In the example corpus, coextensive often appears in combinations such as: coextensive with.
Context around Coextensive
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Coextensive
- In this selection, "coextensive" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, area and philosophy stand out and add context to how "coextensive" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include are not coextensive and entire area coextensive with the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "coextensive" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with coextensive
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Morality and criminality are not coextensive. (6 words)
In the larger sense of the word, Aristotle makes philosophy coextensive with reasoning, which he also would describe as "science". (20 words)
The City of Greater New York displays many features associated with independent cities but is, in fact, a sui generis municipality that is coextensive with five counties. (27 words)
The appellation may date to the period, prior to 1856, when the City of San Francisco and the County of San Francisco were separate entities, the latter then coextensive with contemporary San Mateo County and San Francisco City-County. (39 words)
Although the counties still exist as subdivisions of the state, in reference the names Louisville and Lexington are used to refer to the entire area coextensive with the former cities and counties. (32 words)
The City of Greater New York displays many features associated with independent cities but is, in fact, a sui generis municipality that is coextensive with five counties. (27 words)
Example sentences (5)
Morality and criminality are not coextensive.
Although the counties still exist as subdivisions of the state, in reference the names Louisville and Lexington are used to refer to the entire area coextensive with the former cities and counties.
In the larger sense of the word, Aristotle makes philosophy coextensive with reasoning, which he also would describe as "science".
The appellation may date to the period, prior to 1856, when the City of San Francisco and the County of San Francisco were separate entities, the latter then coextensive with contemporary San Mateo County and San Francisco City-County.
The City of Greater New York displays many features associated with independent cities but is, in fact, a sui generis municipality that is coextensive with five counties.
Common combinations with coextensive
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: