circumscribe

UK
/ˈsɜː.kəm.skraɪb/
US
/ˈsɜr.kəm.skraɪb/

Übersetzungen

circumscribeverb
circumscribed
Präteritum
circumscribed
Partizip Perfekt
circumscribing
Gerundium
UK
/ˈsɜː.kəm.skraɪb/
US
/ˈsɜr.kəm.skraɪb/
The new law will circumscribe the powers of the local government.
Новый закон будет ограничивать полномочия местного правительства.

Definitionen

circumscribeverb
To draw a line around; to encircle.
The artist circumscribed the area on the canvas where the main subject would be painted.
To limit or restrict something within boundaries.
The new regulations circumscribe the powers of the local government.
In geometry, to construct (a figure) around another so that every vertex of the inner figure lies on the boundary of the outer figure.
The engineer circumscribed a circle around the hexagon to determine its maximum diameter.