delimitingadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)diːˈlɪmᵻtɪŋ/,

/dᵻˈlɪmᵻtɪŋ/, U.S.

/dəˈlɪmᵻdɪŋ/,

/diˈlɪmᵻdɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: delimit v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < delimit v. + -ing suffix².

That marks or determines the limits or boundaries of something; relating to or having the function of delimitation.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or restricted in application > quality of being restricted or limited > [adjective] > restricting or limiting > that fixes limits

delimiting1849

definitive1860

delimitative1883

1849 C. D. Meigs Remarks on Spasmodic Cholera 22 The zoological Method, or Classification rests upon the dogma that the nervous mass is the Ens-vivum, the thing that lives..; and that all else within its delimiting superficies is not Ens-vivum, but only the appurtenants..thereof.

1912 Philos. Rev. 21 105 On the other side of the delimiting line lay nothing but the dark and cold abyss of unoccupied space.

2006 K. Hailbronner in R. Bauböck et al. Acquisition & Loss of Nationality I. i. 36 With a changing perception of sovereignty as a result of a globalised interdependent world and international regimes, nationality has lost much of its delimiting function.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	delimiting
释义	delimitingadj. Brit. /(ˌ)diːˈlɪmᵻtɪŋ/, /dᵻˈlɪmᵻtɪŋ/, U.S. /dəˈlɪmᵻdɪŋ/, /diˈlɪmᵻdɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: delimit v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < delimit v. + -ing suffix². That marks or determines the limits or boundaries of something; relating to or having the function of delimitation. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or restricted in application > quality of being restricted or limited > [adjective] > restricting or limiting > that fixes limits delimiting1849 definitive1860 delimitative1883 1849 C. D. Meigs Remarks on Spasmodic Cholera 22 The zoological Method, or Classification rests upon the dogma that the nervous mass is the Ens-vivum, the thing that lives..; and that all else within its delimiting superficies is not Ens-vivum, but only the appurtenants..thereof. 1912 Philos. Rev. 21 105 On the other side of the delimiting line lay nothing but the dark and cold abyss of unoccupied space. 2006 K. Hailbronner in R. Bauböck et al. Acquisition & Loss of Nationality I. i. 36 With a changing perception of sovereignty as a result of a globalised interdependent world and international regimes, nationality has lost much of its delimiting function. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1849
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