'Circumscribed' definitions:
Definition of 'circumscribed'
From: WordNet
adjective
Subject to limits or subjected to limits [syn: circumscribed, limited]
Definition of 'Circumscribed'
From: GCIDE
- 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.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. to write or engrave around. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- Thereon is circumscribed this epitaph. --Ashmole. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To inclose within a certain limit; to hem in; to surround; to bound; to confine; to restrain. [1913 Webster]
- To circumscribe royal power. --Bancroft. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]