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单词 circumscribe
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circumscribe


cir·cum·scribe

C0366600 (sûr′kəm-skrīb′)tr.v. cir·cum·scribed, cir·cum·scrib·ing, cir·cum·scribes 1. To draw a line around; encircle.2. a. To form or mark the limits of; delineate: The hedge circumscribes the property.b. To limit narrowly; restrict: Their plans were circumscribed by a lack of money. See Synonyms at limit.3. a. To enclose (a polygon or polyhedron) within a configuration of lines, curves, or surfaces so that every vertex of the enclosed object is incident on the enclosing configuration.b. To erect (such a configuration) around a polygon or polyhedron: circumscribe a circle around a square.
[Middle English circumscriben, from Latin circumscrībere : circum-, circum- + scrībere, to write; see skrībh- in Indo-European roots.]
cir′cum·scrib′a·ble adj.

circumscribe

(ˌsɜːkəmˈskraɪb; ˈsɜːkəmˌskraɪb) vb (tr) 1. to restrict within limits2. to mark or set the bounds of3. (Mathematics) to draw a geometric construction around (another construction) so that the two are in contact but do not intersect. Compare inscribe44. to draw a line round[C15: from Latin circumscrībere, from circum- + scrībere to write] ˌcircumˈscribable adj ˌcircumˈscriber n

cir•cum•scribe

(ˈsɜr kəmˌskraɪb, ˌsɜr kəmˈskraɪb)

v.t. -scribed, -scrib•ing. 1. to draw a line around; encircle. 2. to enclose within bounds, esp. narrow ones; restrict. 3. to mark off; define; delimit. 4. a. to draw (a figure) around another figure so as to touch as many points as possible. b. (of a figure) to enclose (another figure) in this manner. [1350–1400; Middle English < Latin circumscrībere=circum- circum- + scrībere to write] cir`cum•scrib′a•ble, adj. cir′cum•scrib`er, n.

cir·cum·scribe

(sûr′kəm-skrīb′) Geometry To draw a figure around another figure so as to touch as many points as possible. A circle that is circumscribed around a triangle touches it at each of the triangle's three vertices.

circumscribe


Past participle: circumscribed
Gerund: circumscribing
Imperative
circumscribe
circumscribe
Present
I circumscribe
you circumscribe
he/she/it circumscribes
we circumscribe
you circumscribe
they circumscribe
Preterite
I circumscribed
you circumscribed
he/she/it circumscribed
we circumscribed
you circumscribed
they circumscribed
Present Continuous
I am circumscribing
you are circumscribing
he/she/it is circumscribing
we are circumscribing
you are circumscribing
they are circumscribing
Present Perfect
I have circumscribed
you have circumscribed
he/she/it has circumscribed
we have circumscribed
you have circumscribed
they have circumscribed
Past Continuous
I was circumscribing
you were circumscribing
he/she/it was circumscribing
we were circumscribing
you were circumscribing
they were circumscribing
Past Perfect
I had circumscribed
you had circumscribed
he/she/it had circumscribed
we had circumscribed
you had circumscribed
they had circumscribed
Future
I will circumscribe
you will circumscribe
he/she/it will circumscribe
we will circumscribe
you will circumscribe
they will circumscribe
Future Perfect
I will have circumscribed
you will have circumscribed
he/she/it will have circumscribed
we will have circumscribed
you will have circumscribed
they will have circumscribed
Future Continuous
I will be circumscribing
you will be circumscribing
he/she/it will be circumscribing
we will be circumscribing
you will be circumscribing
they will be circumscribing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been circumscribing
you have been circumscribing
he/she/it has been circumscribing
we have been circumscribing
you have been circumscribing
they have been circumscribing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been circumscribing
you will have been circumscribing
he/she/it will have been circumscribing
we will have been circumscribing
you will have been circumscribing
they will have been circumscribing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been circumscribing
you had been circumscribing
he/she/it had been circumscribing
we had been circumscribing
you had been circumscribing
they had been circumscribing
Conditional
I would circumscribe
you would circumscribe
he/she/it would circumscribe
we would circumscribe
you would circumscribe
they would circumscribe
Past Conditional
I would have circumscribed
you would have circumscribed
he/she/it would have circumscribed
we would have circumscribed
you would have circumscribed
they would have circumscribed
Thesaurus
Verb1.circumscribe - draw a line around; "He drew a circle around the points"trace, describe, draw, line, delineate - make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"circumscribe - to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect
2.circumscribe - restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"confine, limithold down - restrain; "please hold down the noise so that the neighbors can sleep"keep down, number - place a limit on the number ofcap - restrict the number or amount of; "We had to cap the number of people we can accept into our club"curtail, restrict, curb, cut back - place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"minify, decrease, lessen - make smaller; "He decreased his staff"delimitate, demarcate, delimit - set, mark, or draw the boundaries of somethingcontent - satisfy in a limited way; "He contented himself with one glass of beer per day"ration - restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war; "Bread was rationed during the siege of the city"
3.circumscribe - to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersectgeometry - the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfacestrace, describe, draw, line, delineate - make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"circumscribe - draw a line around; "He drew a circle around the points"

circumscribe

verb (Formal) restrict, limit, define, confine, restrain, delineate, hem in, demarcate, delimit, straiten The monarch's powers are circumscribed by Parliament.

circumscribe

verbTo place a limit on:confine, limit, restrict.
Translations
circoscriverecircoscrizione
EncyclopediaSeecircumscribed

circumscribe


  • verb

Synonyms for circumscribe

verb restrict

Synonyms

  • restrict
  • limit
  • define
  • confine
  • restrain
  • delineate
  • hem in
  • demarcate
  • delimit
  • straiten

Synonyms for circumscribe

verb to place a limit on

Synonyms

  • confine
  • limit
  • restrict

Synonyms for circumscribe

verb draw a line around

Related Words

  • trace
  • describe
  • draw
  • line
  • delineate
  • circumscribe

verb restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"

Synonyms

  • confine
  • limit

Related Words

  • hold down
  • keep down
  • number
  • cap
  • curtail
  • restrict
  • curb
  • cut back
  • minify
  • decrease
  • lessen
  • delimitate
  • demarcate
  • delimit
  • content
  • ration

verb to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect

Related Words

  • geometry
  • trace
  • describe
  • draw
  • line
  • delineate
  • circumscribe
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