circumscript

[ sur-kuhm-skript ]

adjective

1. Rare. limited or confined.
2. Obsolete. enclosed or encompassed.

Word History and Origins

Origin of circumscript¹

1640–50; < Latin circumscrīptus, past participle of circumscrībere to circumscribe; circum-, script

Example Sentences

Of the circumscript it is likewise true, if the circumscript be understood to be a circle.

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