circumscription

cir·cum·scrip·tion  (sûrkm-skrpshn)

n.

1. The act of circumscribing or the state of being circumscribed.

2. Something, such as a limit or restriction, that circumscribes.

3. A circumscribed space or area.

4. A circular inscription, as on a medallion.

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[Latin circumscrpti, circumscrptin-, from circumscrptus, past participle of circumscrbere, to circumscribe; see circumscribe.]

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circum·scriptive adj.

circum·scriptive·ly adv.

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circumscription [ˌsɜːkəmˈskrɪpʃən]

n

1. the act of circumscribing or the state of being circumscribed

2. something that limits or encloses

3. a circumscribed space

4. an inscription around a coin or medal

circumscriptive  adj

circumscriptively  adv

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

circumscription - the act of circumscribing restriction, confinement - the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary); "the restriction of the infection to a focal area"

Translations

circumscription

n

(= restriction) → Eingrenzung f

(on coin) → Umschrift f