circumscribe

[US]/ˈsɜːkəmskraɪb/
[UK]/ˈsɜːrkəmskraɪb/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. gumuhit ng linya sa paligid upang tukuyin ang hangganan; limitahan o hadlangan.
Word Forms
Past Participlecircumscribed
Third Person Singularcircumscribes
Pluralcircumscribes
Present Participlecircumscribing
Past Tensecircumscribed

Example Sentences

to circumscribe a square

upang bumuo ng parisukat

circumscribe a circle around a square.

magbalangkas ng isang bilog sa paligid ng isang parisukat.

circumscribe a city on a map

bumuo ng isang lungsod sa isang mapa

Their life was extremely circumscribed, with long hours of study and few of play.

Ang kanilang buhay ay lubhang limitado, na may mahabang oras ng pag-aaral at kakaunti ang paglalaro.

His activities have been severely circumscribed since his illness.

Ang kanyang mga aktibidad ay lubhang limitado mula nang magkasakit siya.

The data processing method for evaluation the circularity error with minimum circumscribed circle and maximum incircle was introduced.

Ipinakilala ang paraan ng pagproseso ng datos para sa pagsusuri ng pagkakamali sa pagiging bilog gamit ang pinakamaliit na nakapaligid na bilog at pinakamalaking panloob na bilog.

When follicular mucinosis occurs in lesions of mycosis fungoides, affected areas on the scalp or beard may present with sharply circumscribed plaques of alopecia.

Kapag ang follicular mucinosis ay nangyari sa mga sugat ng mycosis fungoides, ang mga apektadong lugar sa anit o balbas ay maaaring magpakita ng matalim na nakapaligid na plaques ng alopecia.

Real-world Examples

Lawmakers paid their respects in a ceremony circumscribed by COVID protocols.

Source: PBS English News

In the country, changes were slow, interests circumscribed, and memories long.

Source: One Shilling Candle (Part Two)

It was a new country to him and the change from the monotony of the circumscribed view in the jungle was pleasing.

Source: Son of Mount Tai (Part 2)

Unlike Europeans, whose lives have long been circumscribed by meddling governments and diktats from Brussels, Americans are supposed to be free to choose, for better or for worse.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

They circumscribed two men, having at present the aspect of silhouettes, sitting in a dog-cart and pushing along in the teeth of the wind.

Source: A pair of blue eyes (Part 1)

When the other travellers closed their eyes, which they did one by one-even the kitten curling itself up in the basket, weary of its too circumscribed play-the boy remained just as before.

Source: Jude the Obscure (Part Two)

" But the boy—he is fifteen, I understand, and probably very developed in mind, since his body has been circumscribed in action. Did he give you no explanation of these assaults" ?

Source: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: New Cases (Volume 1)

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