Definisjon av circumscribe

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circumscribe - to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect
describe, delineate, line, trace, draw give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"
geometry the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces
circumscribe - draw a line around; "He drew a circle around the points"
describe, delineate, line, trace, draw give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"
circumscribe - restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
limit, confine
minify, decrease, lessen decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
hold down restrain; "please hold down the noise so that the neighbors can sleep"
keep down, number manage not to throw up
cap restrict the number or amount of; "We had to cap the number of people we can accept into our club"
curtail, curb, cut back, restrict keep to the curb; "curb your dogs"
delimitate, demarcate, delimit set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something
content satisfy in a limited way; "He contented himself with one glass of beer per day"
ration distribute in rations, as in the army; "Cigarettes are rationed"
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Verb

circumscribe - To draw a line around; to encircle.
circumscribe - To limit narrowly; to restrict.
circumscribe - To draw the smallest circle or higher-dimensional sphere that has a polyhedron, polygon, etc. in its interior.

OmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • circumscribe
    To include within its scope; to go round so as to surround.
  • circumscribe
    To limit narrowly.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) circumscribe
  • Presens: circumscribe / circumscribes
  • Preteritum: circumscribed
  • Perfektum: (have) circumscribed

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