circumscript
[ sur-kuh m-skript ]
/ ˈsɜr kəmˌskrɪpt /
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adjective
Rare. limited or confined.
Obsolete. enclosed or encompassed.
Nearby words
- circumscissile,
- circumscribe,
- circumscribed,
- circumscribed myxedema,
- circumscribed scleroderma,
- circumscription,
- circumsolar,
- circumspect,
- circumspection,
- circumspective
Origin of circumscript
1640–50; < Latin circumscrīptus, past participle of circumscrībere to circumscribe; see circum-, script
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Examples from the Web for circumscript
Of the circumscript it is likewise true, if the circumscript be understood to be a circle.
The Way To Geometry|Peter Ramus