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circumscription
cir·cum·scrip·tion C0366700 (sûr′kəm-skrĭp′shən)n.1. The act of circumscribing or the state of being circumscribed.2. Something, such as a limit or restriction, that circumscribes.3. A circumscribed space or area.4. A circular inscription, as on a medallion.
[Latin circumscrīptiō, circumscrīptiōn-, from circumscrīptus, past participle of circumscrībere, to circumscribe; see circumscribe.]
cir′cum·scrip′tive adj.circumscription (ˌsɜːkəmˈskrɪpʃən) n1. the act of circumscribing or the state of being circumscribed2. something that limits or encloses3. a circumscribed space4. an inscription around a coin or medal ˌcircumˈscriptive adj ˌcircumˈscriptively advcir•cum•scrip•tion (ˌsɜr kəmˈskrɪp ʃən)
n. 1. an act of circumscribing. 2. circumscribed state; limitation. 3. anything that surrounds or encloses; boundary. 4. periphery; outline. 5. a circumscribed area. 6. a circular inscription on a coin, seal, etc. [1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin] cir`cum•scrip′tive, adj. cir`cum•scrip′tive•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | circumscription - the act of circumscribingrestriction, confinement - the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary); "the restriction of the infection to a focal area" |
circumscriptionnoun1. The act of limiting or condition of being limited:confinement, constraint, limitation, restraint, restriction.2. Something that limits or restricts:check, constraint, cramp, curb, inhibition, limit, limitation, restraint, restriction, stricture, trammel.Translationscircunscripcióncircoscrizionecircumscription
Synonyms for circumscriptionnoun the act of limiting or condition of being limitedSynonyms- confinement
- constraint
- limitation
- restraint
- restriction
noun something that limits or restrictsSynonyms- check
- constraint
- cramp
- curb
- inhibition
- limit
- limitation
- restraint
- restriction
- stricture
- trammel
Words related to circumscriptionnoun the act of circumscribingRelated Words |