circumscribe
verb/ˈsɜː.kəm.skɹaɪb/UK/ˈsɝ.kəm.skɹaɪb/US
Etymology
From Latin circumscrībō, from circum (“around”) + scrībō (“write”). By surface analysis, circum- + scribe.
- derived from circumscrībō
Definitions
To draw a line around
To draw a line around; to encircle.
To limit narrowly
To limit narrowly; to restrict.
To draw the smallest circle or higher-dimensional sphere that has (a polyhedron, polygon,…
To draw the smallest circle or higher-dimensional sphere that has (a polyhedron, polygon, etc.) in its interior.
The neighborhood
- neighborcircumscribed
- neighborcircumscript
- neighborcircumscription
Vish — recursive loop
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA