circumscribed

cir·cum·scribe  (sûrkm-skrb)

tr.v. cir·cum·scribed, cir·cum·scrib·ing, cir·cum·scribes

1. To draw a line around; encircle.

2. To limit narrowly; restrict.

3. To determine the limits of; define. See Synonyms at limit.

4.

a. 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.

b. To erect (such a configuration) around a polygon or polyhedron: circumscribe a circle around a square.

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[Middle English circumscriben, from Latin circumscrbere : circum-, circum- + scrbere, to write; see skrbh- in Indo-European roots.]

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circum·scriba·ble adj.

circum·scriber n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

circumscribed - subject to limits or subjected to limits limited restricted - subject to restriction or subjected to restriction; "of restricted importance"