circumscribed
Meaning of circumscribed
- restrict (something) within limits.
the minister's powers are circumscribed both by tradition and the organization of local government
- draw (a figure) round another, touching it at points but not cutting it.
if a hexagon is circumscribed about a circle the lines joining opposite vertices meet in one point
late Middle English: from Latin circumscribere, from circum ‘around’ + scribere ‘write’.
Information about circumscribed
- It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of circumscribed
cir-cum-scribed
- It consists of 3 syllables and 13 chars.
- circumscribed is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
circumscribed synonyms
Meaning limited:
Meaning delimited:
Meaning put a limit on; keep under control:
Meaning set or serve as a limit to:
Meaning determine the limits or boundaries of:
Meaning restrain or keep in check:
Meaning keep or restrict someone or something within certain limits of (space, scope, or time):
Meaning walk or run with leaping strides:
Meaning prevent (someone or something) from doing something; keep under control or within limits:
Meaning control or maintain the rate or speed of (a machine or process) so that it operates properly:
Meaning determine the behaviour or supervise the running of:
Words that rhyme with circumscribed
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