The circumscription in the APG system of the family Malvaceae includes the former families Bombacaceae, Sterculiaceae and Tiliaceae.
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Circumscription — may refer to: Circumscribed circle Circumscription (logic) Circumscription (taxonomy) Carneiro s Circumscription Theory a theory about the origins of the political state in the history of human evolution proposed by the American anthropologist… … Wikipedia
Circumscription — Cir cum*scrip tion, n. [L. circumscriptio. See {Circumscribe}.] 1. An inscription written around anything. [R.] Ashmole. [1913 Webster] 2. The exterior line which determines the form or magnitude of a body; outline; periphery. Ray. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
circumscription — index bar (obstruction), blockade (enclosure), boundary, configuration (confines), constraint ( … Law dictionary
circumscription — (n.) 1530s, from L. circumscriptionem (nom. circumscriptio) an encircling; fact of being held to set limits, noun of action from pp. stem of circumscribere (see CIRCUMSCRIBE (Cf. circumscribe)). Figurative sense of setting limits of meaning is… … Etymology dictionary
circumscription — [sʉr΄kəm skrip′shən] n. [L circumscriptio] 1. a circumscribing or being circumscribed 2. a boundary or outline 3. a limitation or restriction 4. a surrounding substance 5. a circumscribed space or area 6. an inscrip … English World dictionary
Circumscription — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Circumscription >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 circumscription circumscription limitation inclosure Sgm: N 1 confinement confinement &c.(restraint) 751 Sgm: N 1 circumvallation circumvallation Sgm: N 1 encincture… … English dictionary for students
circumscription — noun Etymology: Latin circumscription , circumscriptio, from circumscribere Date: 1531 1. the act of circumscribing ; the state of being circumscribed: as a. definition, delimitation < the circumscription of her duties > b. limitation 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
circumscription — circumscriptive, adj. circumscriptively, adv. /serr keuhm skrip sheuhn/, n. 1. an act or instance of circumscribing. 2. circumscribed state; limitation. 3. anything that circumscribes, surrounds, or encloses; boundary. 4. periphery; outline. 5. a … Universalium
circumscription — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Limitation Nouns 1. circumscription, circumjacence; limitation, enclosure; confinement, restraint; bound, limit, boundary. See circuit. 2. (circumscribing object) zone, belt, cordon, band; sash, girdle,… … English dictionary for students
circumscription — circumscribe ► VERB 1) restrict; limit. 2) Geometry draw (a figure) round another, touching it at points but not cutting it. DERIVATIVES circumscription noun. ORIGIN Latin circumscribere, from circum around + scribere write … English terms dictionary
