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circumscribe 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/ˈsərkəmˌskrīb/,
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circumscribing, present participle; circumscribed, past tense; circumscribes, 3rd person singular present; circumscribed, past participle;
  1. Restrict (something) within limits
    • - their movements were strictly monitored and circumscribed
  2. Draw (a figure) around another, touching it at points but not cutting it

  1. draw a line around; "He drew a circle around the points"
  2. limit: restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
  3. to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect
  4. (circumscribed) subject to limits or subjected to limits
  5. In geometry, the circumscribed circle or circumcircle of a polygon is a circle which passes through all the vertices of the polygon. The center of this circle is called the circumcenter.
  6. (circumscribed) [sir´ come skribd] Having a border, localized. Often associated with a capsule and benign tumors of the brain, for example, meningiomas, pituitary adenomas and acoustic neuromas.
  7. (circumscribing) the relationship stage that finds both the quality and quantity of communication between the parties decreasing.
  8. Restrain by drawing a line around; limit or restrict actions to a small area within narrow boundaries.
  9. To draw a line or lines around something; to encircle, as when enclosing (perhaps a polygon or polyhedron ) within lines, curves, or surfaces. To determine the limits of; to define or restrict.
  10. 1. A triangle located round a polygon such as a circle. 2 To draw a figure around another, touching it at points but not cutting it.
  11. To enclose within certain lines or boundaries. To draw around the outside, as to enclose a circle within a square.