English Dictionary

circumscription

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞

The act of circumscribing or the quality of being circumscribed. / Anything that circumscribes or a circumscribed area.

日本語の意味

（対象を）取り囲む行為、またはその状態 / 取り囲むもの、あるいは取り囲まれた領域

The circumscription imposed by the old law limited how far the town could expand.

その古い法律による制限が町の拡張範囲を制限した。

意味（1）

The act of circumscribing or the quality of being circumscribed.

意味（2）

Anything that circumscribes or a circumscribed area.

意味（3）

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

The circumscription in the APG system of the family Malvaceae includes the former families Bombacaceae, Sterculiaceae and Tiliaceae.

意味（4）

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

circumscriptions （ plural ）