circumscribe

Significat (Anglès)

1. To draw a line around; to encircle.
2. To limit narrowly; to restrict.
3. To draw the smallest circle or higher-dimensional sphere that has (a polyhedron, polygon, etc.) in its interior.

Conceptes

limitar

circumscriure

restringir

Sinònims

limit

confine

restrict

encircle

bound

contain

encompass

curtail

abridge

reduce

surround

delimit

envelop

cramp

localize

enclose

diminish

hem in

localise

minimize

overbear

qualify

quarantine

restrain

scant

shorten

stint

straiten

scotch

astringe

brail

check

circle

⭕

circumcise

concentrate

constrict

contract

crib

cut

cut down

define

delineate

depict

describe

Traduccions

limiter

circunscribir

circoscrivere

circonscrire

restreindre

circunscrever

limitare

begrenzen

limitar

beperken

umschreiben

limitar

restringir

beschränken

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈsɜː.kəm.skɹaɪb/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From Latin circumscrībō, from circum (“around”) + scrībō (“write”). By surface analysis, circum- + scribe.