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circumscribable
cir·cum·scribe C0366600 (sûr′kəm-skrīb′)tr.v. cir·cum·scribed, cir·cum·scrib·ing, cir·cum·scribes 1. To draw a line around; encircle.2. a. To form or mark the limits of; delineate: The hedge circumscribes the property.b. To limit narrowly; restrict: Their plans were circumscribed by a lack of money. See Synonyms at limit.3. a. To enclose (a polygon or polyhedron) within a configuration of lines, curves, or surfaces so that every vertex of the enclosed object is incident on the enclosing configuration.b. To erect (such a configuration) around a polygon or polyhedron: circumscribe a circle around a square. [Middle English circumscriben, from Latin circumscrībere : circum-, circum- + scrībere, to write; see skrībh- in Indo-European roots.] cir′cum·scrib′a·ble adj.ThesaurusSeecircumscribe |