plural of constraint

simple past tense and past participle of constrain

Kept within close bounds; confined. / Forced; compelled.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of constrain

plural of constraining

(physics, classical mechanics) One of the equations/identities which define a variety within the configuration space, such that the state of the physical system being described is constrained to correspond only to points within that variety.

plural of budget constraint

(phonology) In Optimality Theory, universal features that languages prefer to keep unviolated.

Capable of being constrained.

One who constrains.