circumscribe

Bedeutung (Englisch)

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.

Konzepte

umschreiben

beschränken

einengen

einschränken

restringieren

abgrenzen

etw. befristen

begrenzen

Synonyme

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

Übersetzungen

limiter

circoscrivere

circunscribir

circonscrire

restreindre

begrenzen

limitare

circunscrever

limitar

circumscriure

limitar

limitar

restringir

beperken

beknotten

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈsɜː.kəm.skɹaɪb/

Etymologie (Englisch)

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