Circumscription

/ˌsɜː.kəmˈskɹɪp.ʃən/

Synonyms for "circumscription" (184 found)

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abbreviation allowance astriction astringency ban bar barring beleaguerment besetment blockade blockadingborder linebottleneck bound boundaries boundaryboundary conditionboundary linebounds bourn

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bourns boycottbreak boundarybreakoff pointceiling cervix cession circumference coarctation compactedness compaction compass compression compressure concentration

Noun(2 words)

boundary circumscribing

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concession condensation confine confinement confines consolidation constraint constriction constringency contraction contracture coordinates cordoning cramp cramping curtailment cutoffcutoff pointdeadline debarment

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debarring decrease definition delimitation demarcation determinant determination diminuendodivision lineedges embargo enclosure end envelopment exception exclusion exemptionextenuating circumstancesextremity finish floor fringes frontiergrain of saltgrant hedge hedginghigh water markhigh-water markhourglasshourglass figureimmurement imprisonment inadmissibility

Noun(1 words)

enclosure

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incarceration inclusion injunction interface isthmus knitting limen limit limitation limitationslimiting factorlimits lineline of demarcationlockoutlow-water marklower limitmarch marches mark

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mental reservationmete metesmetes and boundsmodificationnarrow placenarrowing neck nonadmission omission outline outlines outskirts pale parameter parameters perimeter periphery preclusion prohibition puckering pursing qualification quarantine reduction rejection relegation repudiation reservation restraint restriction salvo shortening siege skirt skirts solidificationspecial casespecial treatmentspecialness specification startstarting linestarting pointstint stipulation stranglement strangulation strict striction stricture systole tabootarget datetermterminal dateterminus thresholdtime allotmentupper limitverge verges waiverwasp waistwrinkling

Noun(7 words)

limit limitation minimization narrowing perimeter restriction subgenus

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confinement constraintformal methodgeometric conceptlogical methodrestrictionspatial concept

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borderboundary linecircumferencedefault reasoningedgejurisdiction restrictionmodel minimizationpolicy constraintpower limitationpredicate minimizationscope limitation

Collocations

6 entries

boundary circumscriptioncircumscribed circlecircumscribed polygongeometric circumscriptionlogic circumscriptionpredicate minimization

Inflections

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circumscriptions

Derivations

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circumscribable circumscribe circumscribed circumscriber circumscribing

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The circumscription in the APG system of the family Malvaceae includes the former families Bombacaceae, Sterculiaceae and Tiliaceae.

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