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delimiting

UK
/dɪˈlɪmɪtɪŋ/
US
/dɪˈlɪmɪtɪŋ/

Translations

delimitingnoun
delimitings
pl
UK
/dɪˈlɪm.ɪ.tɪŋ/
US
/dɪˈlɪm.ɪ.tɪŋ/
Gerund noun denoting the act or process of establishing limits
The delimiting of the territory required extensive surveying.
La délimitation du territoire a nécessité de vastes relevés topographiques.
Synonyms
marking-out
bounding
restriction
distinction
separation
partition
definition
boundary-setting
limitation
limit
border
boundary
demarcation
delimitation
delimitingadjective
more delimiting
Comp.
most delimiting
Super.
UK
/dɪˈlɪmɪtɪŋ/
US
/dɪˈlɪmɪtɪŋ/
délimitatifQui sert à établir des limites ou des frontières.
The delimiting lines on the map clearly marked the borders of the property.
Les lignes délimiatives sur la carte marquaient clairement les limites de la propriété.
Synonyms
boundary-defining
demarcating
boundary-setting
bordering
limiting
restrictive
circumscribing
marking
partitioning
separating
delineating
defining
delimitverb

delimiting

Gerund

delimited
Past Simple
delimited
Past Participle
delimiting
Gerund
UK
/dɪˈlɪmɪt/
US
/dɪˈlɪmɪt/
The surveyor was hired to delimit the property lines before construction began.
L'arpenteur a été engagé pour délimiter les limites de la propriété avant le début des travaux.
Additional translations
bornerSurtout dans un registre technique ou abstrait pour exprimer l'idée de fixer des bornes.
Synonyms
determine
define
bound
restrict
set boundaries
mark out

Definitions

delimitingnoun
The act or process of establishing limits or boundaries.
The delimiting of the territory required extensive surveying.
delimitingadjective
Serving to establish the limits or boundaries of something.
The delimiting lines on the map clearly marked the borders of the property.
delimitverb
To establish, mark, or define the limits or boundaries of something.
The surveyor was hired to delimit the property lines before construction began.
To act as or serve as a boundary; to border or bound.
A low stone wall delimits the ancient village from the surrounding fields.
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