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Definition of Circumscribe

Circumscribe
Circumscribe Cir`cum*scribe", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Circumscribed; p. pr. & vb. n. Circumscribing.] [L. circumscribere, -scriptum; circum + scribere to write, draw. See Soribe.] 1. to write or engrave around. [R.] Thereon is circumscribed this epitaph. --Ashmole. 2. To inclose within a certain limit; to hem in; to surround; to bound; to confine; to restrain. To circumscribe royal power. --Bancroft. 3. (Geom.) To draw a line around so as to touch at certain points without cutting. See Inscribe, 5. Syn: To bound; limit; restrict; confine; abridge; restrain; environ; encircle; inclose; encompass.

Meaning of Circumscribe from wikipedia

- In geometry, a cir****scribed circle for a set of points is a circle p****ing through each of them. Such a circle is said to cir****scribe the points or a...
- In geometry, a cir****scribed sphere of a polyhedron is a sphere that contains the polyhedron and touches each of the polyhedron's vertices. The word cir****sphere...
- In geometry, the cir****scribed circle or cir****circle of a triangle is a circle that p****es through all three vertices. The center of this circle is called...
- concyclic is called a cyclic polygon, and the circle is called its cir****scribing circle or cir****circle. All concyclic points are equidistant from the...
- cir****scriptions that do not address paraphyly. For example, the broadly cir****scribed monophyletic moth superfamily Pyraloidea can be split into two families...
- acceptable "p****ions" and pathologised "obsessions" is unfair. Terms like cir****scribed interests, obsessions, or restricted interests have historically been...
- A cir****scribed halo is a type of halo, an optical phenomenon typically in the form of a more or less oval ring that cir****scribes the circular 22° halo...
- opposition to what he saw as L. E. J. Brouwer's reductive attempts to cir****scribe what kind of mathematics is acceptable; see Brouwer–Hilbert controversy...
- Typical Neopagan pentagram (cir****scribed)...
- Pityriasis rubra pilaris refers to a group of chronic disorders characterized by reddish orange, scaling plaques and keratotic follicular pa****s.: 442 ...