circumscribe – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
circumscribe
v.
surround, encircle; restrict
Circumscribed circle
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 and its radius is called the
circumradius.
circumscribe
Verb
1. draw a line around; "He drew a circle around the points"
(hypernym) trace, draw, line, describe, delineate
(derivation) circumscription
2. restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
(synonym) limit, confine
(hypernym) decrease, lessen, minify
(hyponym) hold down
(derivation) circumscription
3. to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect
(hypernym) trace, draw, line, describe, delineate
(derivation) circumscription
(classification) geometry
Circumscribe
(v. t.)
to write or engrave around.
(v. t.)
To inclose within a certain limit; to hem in; to surround; to bound; to confine; to restrain.
(v. t.)
To draw a line around so as to touch at certain points without cutting. See Inscribe, 5.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
circumscribe
Synonyms and related words:
abate, abbreviate, adjust to, alter, assuage, bar, bound, box, box in, box up, circle in, coarct, compact, compress, concentrate, condense, condition, confine, consolidate, constrict, constringe, contract, cramp, curtail, decrease, define, delimit, delimitate, demarcate, determine, diminish, divide, draw, draw in, draw together, enclose, fetter, fix, hamper, hedge, hedge about, hem, hem in, keep from spreading, keep within bounds, knit, lay off, leaven, limit, localize, mark boundaries, mark off, mark out, mark the periphery, mitigate, moderate, modify, modulate, narrow, palliate, pucker, pucker up, purse, qualify, reduce, regulate by, restrain, restrict, rope off, season, separate, set conditions, set limits, set the limit, shorten, soften, solidify, specify, stake out, stint, strangle, strangulate, surround, temper, tighten, trammel, wrinkle
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
