circumscribes in English

verb

1

restrict (something) within limits.

their movements were strictly monitored and circumscribed

synonyms: restrict, limit, keep within bounds, curb, confine, restrain, regulate, control

2

draw (a figure) around another, touching it at points but not cutting it.

The same circle circumscribes both the pentagon of the dodecahedron.

verb

• restrict, limit, keep within bounds, curb, confine, restrain, regulate, control
• confine, limit

Use "circumscribes" in a sentence

1. A retainer ring (46) circumscribes the fluid pumping sub body and selectively abuts the activator ring.

2. Circumscribe (third-person singular simple present circumscribes, present participle circumscribing, simple past and past participle Circumscribed) To draw a line around; to encircle

3. It will teach you and testify to you that Christ’s Atonement is infinite because it circumscribes and encompasses and transcends every finite frailty known to man.

4. The altitude of 600 to 800 m, which circumscribes the distribution area of the tropical rain forest in San Luis Potosí toward the mountains, coincides apparently with 20°C mean annual and 0°C absolute minimum isotherms.