circumscriptive


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.