To circumscribe something is to limit its size, activity, or range, but the range of influence of the Latin ancestors of circumscribe knows no bounds.

If you circumscribe a triangle, square, etc., you draw a circle that surrounds it and touches each of its corners.

CIRCUMSCRIBE definition: to draw a line around; encircle. See examples of circumscribe used in a sentence.

To circumscribe is to limit or restrict. If you spend too much time watching TV instead of fulfilling other obligations, you might circumscribe your TV-watching time to one hour daily (or two hours, if your …

To draw a figure around another figure so as to touch as many points as possible. A circle that is circumscribed around a triangle touches it at each of the triangle's three vertices. The American …

As traditionally circumscribed, it consists of 36 genera and about 300 species.

If you circumscribe a triangle, square, etc., you draw a circle that surrounds it and touches each of its corners.

Nov 10, 2025 · Sometimes a circle can be both inscribed and circumscribed with respect to a polygon. They are then called inscribed or circumscribed circles. Shown below is an inscribed and a …

Definition of circumscribe verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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