circumscription

n. 界限, 划界, 定义

发音

UK /ˌsɜː.kəmˈskɹɪp.ʃən/
其它
US /ˌsɝ.kəmˈskɹɪp.ʃən/

词形变化

circumscriptions 复数 circumscriptions

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The act of circumscribing or the quality of being circumscribed.

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  2. 2.

    Anything that circumscribes or a circumscribed area.

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  3. 3.

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

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

  4. 4.

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

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词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

confinement restriction

词源

From Latin circumscrīptiō.

来源：wiktionary