| 释义 |
de·mar·ca·tion
noun
also de·mar·ka·tion \ˌdē(ˌ)märˈkāshən, -mȧˈk-\
(-s)
Etymology: Spanish demarcación & Portuguese demarcação, from demarcar to delimit (from de- — from Latin — + marcar to mark, from Italian marcare, of Germanic origin; akin to Gothic marka boundary) + Spanish -ción, Portuguese -ção -tion — more at mark
1. : the act or process of demarcating : the act of ascertaining and setting a boundary or limit : delimitation
< a distinct demarcation between the clear and glacial waters >
2. : separation, distinction — often used in the phrase line of demarcation
< sharp lines of demarcation between successive rock strata > |