transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsər-k ə m-ˌskrīb ]
transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English circumscriven, from Latin circumscribere, from circum- + scribere to write, draw — more at scribe
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : to constrict the range or activity of definitely and clearly
his role was carefully circumscribed
b. : to define or mark off carefully
a study of plant species in a circumscribed area
2.
a. : to draw a line around
b. : to surround by or as if by a boundary
fields circumscribed by tall trees
3. : to construct or be constructed around (a geometrical figure) so as to touch as many points as possible
Synonyms: see limit