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circumscribe

  (sûr'kəm-skrīb') pronunciation
tr.v., -scribed, -scrib·ing, -scribes.
  1. To draw a line around; encircle.
  2. To limit narrowly; restrict.
  3. To determine the limits of; define. See synonyms at limit.
    1. To enclose (a polygon or polyhedron) within a configuration of lines, curves, or surfaces so that every vertex of the enclosed object is incident on the enclosing configuration.
    2. To erect (such a configuration) around a polygon or polyhedron: circumscribe a circle around a square.

[Middle English circumscriben, from Latin circumscrībere : circum-, circum- + scrībere, to write.]

circumscribable cir'cum·scrib'a·ble adj.
circumscriber cir'cum·scrib'er n.
 
 
Thesaurus: circumscribe

verb

    To place a limit on: confine, limit, restrict. See limited/unlimited.

 
Antonyms: circumscribe

v

Definition: mark off, delimit
Antonyms: free, loose, open


 
Veterinary Dictionary: circumscribed

Bounded or limited; confined to a limited space.

 
Word Tutor: circumscribe
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To draw line around. Also: To hold within limits.

pronunciation The artist will circumscribe the painting with just one red line.

 
Wikipedia: circumscribe
Circles circumscribed about several polygons
Circles circumscribed about several polygons

In geometry, a circumscribed planar shape or solid is one that encloses and "fits snugly" around another geometric shape or solid. Specifically, there must be no object similar to the circumscribed object but smaller and also enclosing the inner figure.

Familiar examples include circles circumscribed around polygons, and triangles or regular polygons circumscribed around circles. See in particular circumscribed circle.

More precisely, in the phrase "a circumscribed F of X", the inner figure X is supposed to be a given, specific figure (such as, for example, "the circle centered at A with radius r"), whereas F stands for a class of figures (such as, for example, "triangle"). Of these figures, a circumscribed one is a figure of minimal size among those of the same shape enclosing X. Usually it is unique in size, but not necessarily in position and orientation.

The definition given above assumes that the objects concerned are embedded in two- or three-dimensional Euclidean space, but can easily be generalized to higher dimensions and other metric spaces.

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Translations: Translations for: Circumscribe

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - omgive, afgrænse, indskrænke, omskrive

Nederlands (Dutch)
beperken, omcirkelen

Français (French)
v. tr. - limiter, circonscrire, (Math) circonscrire

Deutsch (German)
v. - einschränken, eingrenzen, umschreiben

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - περιγράφω (κύκλο)

Italiano (Italian)
circoscrivere, limitare, restringere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - circunscrever, abranger, limitar

Русский (Russian)
ограничивать, обводить кружком

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - limitar, restringir, circunscribir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - begränsa, rita en cirkel kring

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
在...周围画线, 限制

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 在...周圍畫線, 限制

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 주위에 경계선을 긋다, 제한하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 周りに線を引く, 制限する, 外接させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) حصر ضمن دائرة, حدد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הקיף, הגביל‬


 
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