circumscribe /sûr-kəm-skrībˈ/

1. To draw a line round
2. To describe a curve or figure touching externally
3. To enclose within certain limits, to curtail, abridge

circumscrībˈable adjective

circumscrībˈer noun

A person who circumscribes

circumscription /-skripˈshən/ noun

1. Limitation
2. The line that limits
3. The act of circumscribing
4. An inscription running round
5. A defined district

circumscripˈtive adjective

Marking the external form or outline

• fermata
• fermatas
• fermate
• Fermat's principle of least time
• ferment
• fermentabilities
• fermentability
• fermentable
• fermentation
• fermentations
• fermentative
• fermentativeness
• fermented
• fermenter
• fermenters
• fermentescible
• fermenting
• fermentitious
• fermentive
• fermentor
• fermentors
• ferments
• fermi
• fermion
• fermions