CIRCUMSCRIBE


Meaning of CIRCUMSCRIBE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsə:kəmskraɪb ]

v.tr. 1 (of a line etc.) enclose or outline. 2 lay down the limits of; confine, restrict. 3 Geom. draw (a figure) round another, touching it at points but not cutting it (cf. INSCRIBE). øøcircumscribable adj. circumscriber n. circumscription n. [L circumscribere (as CIRCUM-, scribere script- write)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.