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Boundary

Boundary Definition And Meaning
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.

Boundary Definition And Meaning

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

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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