CIRCUMSCRIPTION

circumscription

(noun) the act of circumscribing

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

circumscription (countable and uncountable, plural circumscriptions)

The act of circumscribing or the quality of being circumscribed.

Anything that circumscribes or a circumscribed area.

(taxonomy) The definition of what does and does not belong to a given taxon, from a particular taxonomic viewpoint or taxonomic system.

An electoral district; used often in texts treating electoral systems in Romance countries.

Source: Wiktionary

Cir`cum*scrip"tion, n. Etym: [L. circumscriptio. See Circumscribe.]

1. An inscription written around anything. [R.] Ashmole.

2. The exterior line which determines the form or magnitude of a body; outline; periphery. Ray.

3. The act of limiting, or the state of being limited, by conditions or restraints; bound; confinement; limit. The circumscriptions of terrestrial nature. Johnson. I would not my unhoused, free condition Put into circumscription and confine. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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