When a phrase such as ``adjacent of an angle'' is used, one must determine from context whether it refers to this definition of adjacent or the other definition of adjacent. Note that the definition supplied above is specifically for right triangles.
{adjacent} \... ...15){$\theta$} \rput[l](0,0){.} \rput[a](4,4){.} \rput[b](4,0){.} \end{pspicture}](http://images.planetmath.org:8080/cache/objects/8011/js/img1.png "\begin{pspicture}(0,-2)(4,4) \pspolygon(0,0)(4,4)(4,0) \rput[b](2,0){adjacent} \... ...15){$\theta$} \rput[l](0,0){.} \rput[a](4,4){.} \rput[b](4,0){.} \end{pspicture}")