About The Word Boundary
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Boundary
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What's The Definition Of Boundary?
[n] the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability"
[n] the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something [n] a line determining the limits of an area Synonyms | Synonyms for Boundary: bound | bound | bounds | bounds | edge | limit Related Terms | Find terms related to Boundary: ankle | articulation | balustrade | barrier | bisector | bitter end | border line | bordering | borderline | borders | bottom dollar | bound | boundary condition | boundary line | bounding | bounds | bourn | break boundary | breakoff point | butt | butt end | caesura | caudal | ceiling | cervix | circumscription | clinch | closure | coastal | colon | comma | compass | conclusive | confine | confinement | confines | connecting link | connecting rod | connection | continence | coupling | cutoff | cutoff point | deadline | definitive | delimitation | determinant | determinative | determining | diameter | discipline | divider | division line | dovetail | elbow | embrace | end | endmost | equator | eventual | extreme | extremity | fag end | farthest | farthest bound | fence | final | finish | floor | fringing | frontier | frontiers | gliding joint | halfway mark | hedge | high-water mark | hinge | hinged joint | hip | interface | join | joining | joint | jumping-off place | juncture | knee | knuckle | last | limbic | limen | liminal | limit | limitation | limiting | limiting factor | limits | line | line of demarcation | link | littoral | lower limit | low-water mark | march | marginal | mark | mete | miter | moderation | mortise | neck | nib | partition | pause | perimeter | period | pivot | pivot joint | point | polar | pole | precincts | prescription | proscription | purlieus | qualification | rabbet | rail | railing | restrain | restriction | rimming | scarf | seam | semicolon | shoulder | skirting | start | starting line | starting point | stitch | stone wall | stop | stub | stump | suture | symphysis | tag | tag end | tail | tail end | target date | term | terminal | terminal date | terminating | terminative | terminus | threshold | Thule | tie rod | time allotment | tip | toggle | toggle joint | Ultima Thule | ultimate | union | upper limit | wall | weld | wrist See Also | border | border | borderline | boundary line | bourn | bourne | brink | brink | city line | county line | delimitation | demarcation | demarcation line | district line | edge | end | extent | extremity | fringe | frontier | hairline | heat barrier | heliopause | knife-edge | level best | limit | line | lineation | lower bound | margin | maximum | outer boundary | outline | perimeter | periphery | rim | Rubicon | shoreline | surface | thalweg | thermal barrier | threshold | upper bound | utmost | uttermost | verge | verge Boundary In Webster's Dictionary \Bound"a*ry\, n.; pl. {Boundaries} [From {Bound} a
limit; cf. LL. bonnarium piece of land with fixed limits.]
That which indicates or fixes a limit or extent, or marks a
bound, as of a territory; a bounding or separating line; a
real or imaginary limit.
But still his native country lies Beyond the boundaries
of the skies. --N. Cotton.
That bright and tranquil stream, the boundary of Louth
and Meath. --Macaulay.
Sensation and reflection are the boundaries of our
thoughts. --Locke.
Syn: Limit; bound; border; term; termination; barrier; verge;
confines; precinct.
Usage: {Bound}, {Boundary}. Boundary, in its original and
strictest sense, is a visible object or mark
indicating a limit. Bound is the limit itself. But in
ordinary usage the two words are made interchangeable.
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