Circumscription — may refer to: Circumscribed circle Circumscription (logic) Circumscription (taxonomy) Carneiro s Circumscription Theory a theory about the origins of the political state in the history of human evolution proposed by the American anthropologist… … Wikipedia
Circumscription — Cir cum*scrip tion, n. [L. circumscriptio. See {Circumscribe}.] 1. An inscription written around anything. [R.] Ashmole. [1913 Webster] 2. The exterior line which determines the form or magnitude of a body; outline; periphery. Ray. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
circumscription — index bar (obstruction), blockade (enclosure), boundary, configuration (confines), constraint ( … Law dictionary
circumscription — (n.) 1530s, from L. circumscriptionem (nom. circumscriptio) an encircling; fact of being held to set limits, noun of action from pp. stem of circumscribere (see CIRCUMSCRIBE (Cf. circumscribe)). Figurative sense of setting limits of meaning is… … Etymology dictionary
circumscription — [sʉr΄kəm skrip′shən] n. [L circumscriptio] 1. a circumscribing or being circumscribed 2. a boundary or outline 3. a limitation or restriction 4. a surrounding substance 5. a circumscribed space or area 6. an inscrip … English World dictionary
Circumscription — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Circumscription >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 circumscription circumscription limitation inclosure Sgm: N 1 confinement confinement &c.(restraint) 751 Sgm: N 1 circumvallation circumvallation Sgm: N 1 encincture… … English dictionary for students
circumscription — noun Etymology: Latin circumscription , circumscriptio, from circumscribere Date: 1531 1. the act of circumscribing ; the state of being circumscribed: as a. definition, delimitation < the circumscription of her duties > b. limitation 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
circumscription — circumscriptive, adj. circumscriptively, adv. /serr keuhm skrip sheuhn/, n. 1. an act or instance of circumscribing. 2. circumscribed state; limitation. 3. anything that circumscribes, surrounds, or encloses; boundary. 4. periphery; outline. 5. a … Universalium
circumscription — noun a) the act of circumscribing or the quality of being circumscribed The circumscription in the APG system of the family Malvaceae includes the former families Bombacaceae, Sterculiaceae and Tiliaceae. b) anything that circumscribes or a… … Wiktionary
circumscription — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Limitation Nouns 1. circumscription, circumjacence; limitation, enclosure; confinement, restraint; bound, limit, boundary. See circuit. 2. (circumscribing object) zone, belt, cordon, band; sash, girdle,… … English dictionary for students
circumscription — circumscribe ► VERB 1) restrict; limit. 2) Geometry draw (a figure) round another, touching it at points but not cutting it. DERIVATIVES circumscription noun. ORIGIN Latin circumscribere, from circum around + scribere write … English terms dictionary
