circumscription
pronunciation
How to pronounce circumscription in British English:
UK [ˌsɜ:kəm'skrɪpʃn]
How to pronounce circumscription in American English:
US [ˌsɜkəm'skrɪpʃn]
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- Noun:
- the act of circumscribing
Word Origin
- circumscription (n.)
- 1530s, from Latin circumscriptionem (nominative circumscriptio) "an encircling; fact of being held to set limits," noun of action from past participle stem of circumscribere (see circumscribe). Figurative sense of "setting limits of meaning" is earliest in English.
Example
- 1. Half of the man is woman , the circumscription is as below : half is the woman beside him , the balance half is other varied women .
- 2. This paper reviewed the past 50 years progress of applying ultrasonic telemetry in aquatic animals study , introduced the composition of ultrasonic telemetry system , its operation , and applicable circumscription , analyzed the major problems in aquatic animal telemetry with this technique , and proposed associated recommendations and applications .