delimitation
Americannoun
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an act, instance, or method of fixing the limits or boundaries of something.
In biology, the fixing of taxonomic boundaries is called species delimitation.
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the resulting boundary.
At the southern edge, the delimitation of this lowland arctic region corresponds roughly to the treeline.
Etymology
Origin of delimitation
First recorded in 1790–1800; delimit ( def. ) + -ation ( def. )
Vocabulary lists containing delimitation
Human Geography - High School
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Political Geography - High School
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Example Sentences
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That interpretation is consistent with the 2023 genomic study, which focused on species delimitation in this pit viper group while accounting for gene flow.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 21, 2026
The dispute "is blocking the delimitation of the maritime border with New Caledonia and creating problematic legal uncertainties affecting fishing and scientific research activities, for example," it added.
From Barron's ● Dec. 18, 2025
“We should be able to sit down with Turkey as reasonable adults and resolve our main difference, which is the delimitation of maritime zones in the Aegean and the eastern Mediterranean.”
From Washington Times ● Jan. 19, 2023
In the last delimitation exercise in 1995, the Kashmir valley, which accounted for 56% of Jammu and Kashmir's population, had 55.4% representation in the state legislature.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2021
Once more there is a difficulty of delimitation which will have to be fully sifted.
From Liberalism by L. T. (Leonard Trelawny) Hobhouse
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