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词汇 delimit
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Definition of delimit in English:

delimit

verbdelimited, delimits, delimiting dɪˈlɪmɪtdiˈlɪmɪt
[with object]
  • Determine the limits or boundaries of.

    给…划界(或定界)

    agreements delimiting fishing zones

    划定渔场的协议。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Critical to this hypothesis is the identification of insulator or boundary elements that delimit chromosomal domains.
    • He delimits time preference to the role of determining the rate of net consumption, which last, he argues, is the primary direct determinant of aggregate profit.
    • Like its conceptual cousin, the uncanny, it delimits the boundaries of certainties about identity and experience.
    • Put bluntly, anywhere ‘too different’ falls outside a strictly delimited comfort zone and is construed as both alien and irrelevant.
    • There is need to delimit the boundary of the Indus drainage basin on its south-eastern side to determine the area of the Basin falling in Haryana and Rajasthan.
    • In the space of regulation, boundaries are delimited and linear.
    • In doing so, she delineates the political and cultural anxieties these authors exhibited in delimiting boundaries of the individual and the nation as a means of preserving health.
    • As her face appears in the ornate mirror hanging over her jewelry box, she begins to delimit the boundaries of her search.
    • Determining the scope of fair dismissal for disobeying orders is vital in delimiting the bounds of managerial prerogative.
    • Officials would at first define and delimit the investment accounts but eventually allow a wider array of investment options.
    • The temperature and concentration domains of each of these phases were experimentally determined, and coexistence domains have been also delimited.
    • Our question is then to examine the possible cross-cultural value of the issue of Human Rights, an effort which begins by delimiting the cultural boundaries of the concept.
    • More extensive analysis of this region will be necessary to delimit the precise boundaries of this haplotype block.
    • Yet we live in a world in which the boundaries delimiting marked identities from those that are unmarked are increasingly ambiguous.
    • These two powers thus delimit the bounds of heaven and the world.
    • The concept of functional units of regulation supposes the presence of chromatin loop domains, delimited by sequences known as chromatin boundaries.
    • This approach helps strictly delimit the scope of the object, which, as is known, is broader than the subject, and then also the subject matter of the study of the military sphere.
    • The inclusion of figures or dimensions in the claim shows that they are intended to contribute to determining and hence to delimiting the subject matter of the patent.
    • Here, the overall inventive concept is said to be obvious, and the particular means used to delimit the boundaries of the claim is insufficiently described.
    Synonyms
    determine, establish, set, fix, mark (out/off), demarcate, bound, define, delineate

Derivatives

  • delimitation

  • noun dɪlɪmɪˈteɪʃ(ə)ndəˌlɪməˈteɪʃ(ə)n
    mass noun
    • 1The action of fixing the boundary or limits of something.

      the government is yet to pass legislation on delimitation of constituencies in the province
      1. 1.1count noun A dividing line or boundary.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In whatever way you phrase it, ‘difference’ will always propose delimitations and boundaries.
      • It also offers potential for land titling, delimitation, and demarcation purposes.
      • The report suggests that the number of seats in these two categories could be increased, and the existing delimitations of the functional constituency seats may be changed.
      • people raised questions on the new delimitations
  • delimiter

  • noun
    • I had some problems with the install, which turned out to be nothing more than a stupid little delimiter in the configuration file that I didn't need.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Coarse woody debris was sampled using the overstory plots as the delimiter.
      • However, the actual usable number of characters that can be entered is 48, since the delimiters must be accounted for in the total.
      • At the beginning of a project, these are empty lines bounded by the comment delimiters.
      • No longer does the English commentary injected into a program have to be hidden in comment delimiters at the top of the file, or under procedure headings, or at the end of lines.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from French délimiter, from Latin delimitare, from de- 'down, completely' + limitare (from limes, limit- 'boundary, limit').

Definition of delimit in US English:

delimit

verbdiˈlɪmɪtdēˈlimit
[with object]
  • Determine the limits or boundaries of.

    给…划界(或定界)

    agreements delimiting fishing zones

    划定渔场的协议。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Here, the overall inventive concept is said to be obvious, and the particular means used to delimit the boundaries of the claim is insufficiently described.
    • Yet we live in a world in which the boundaries delimiting marked identities from those that are unmarked are increasingly ambiguous.
    • Put bluntly, anywhere ‘too different’ falls outside a strictly delimited comfort zone and is construed as both alien and irrelevant.
    • This approach helps strictly delimit the scope of the object, which, as is known, is broader than the subject, and then also the subject matter of the study of the military sphere.
    • There is need to delimit the boundary of the Indus drainage basin on its south-eastern side to determine the area of the Basin falling in Haryana and Rajasthan.
    • Officials would at first define and delimit the investment accounts but eventually allow a wider array of investment options.
    • In the space of regulation, boundaries are delimited and linear.
    • As her face appears in the ornate mirror hanging over her jewelry box, she begins to delimit the boundaries of her search.
    • The concept of functional units of regulation supposes the presence of chromatin loop domains, delimited by sequences known as chromatin boundaries.
    • Our question is then to examine the possible cross-cultural value of the issue of Human Rights, an effort which begins by delimiting the cultural boundaries of the concept.
    • More extensive analysis of this region will be necessary to delimit the precise boundaries of this haplotype block.
    • These two powers thus delimit the bounds of heaven and the world.
    • He delimits time preference to the role of determining the rate of net consumption, which last, he argues, is the primary direct determinant of aggregate profit.
    • Like its conceptual cousin, the uncanny, it delimits the boundaries of certainties about identity and experience.
    • The temperature and concentration domains of each of these phases were experimentally determined, and coexistence domains have been also delimited.
    • Determining the scope of fair dismissal for disobeying orders is vital in delimiting the bounds of managerial prerogative.
    • The inclusion of figures or dimensions in the claim shows that they are intended to contribute to determining and hence to delimiting the subject matter of the patent.
    • In doing so, she delineates the political and cultural anxieties these authors exhibited in delimiting boundaries of the individual and the nation as a means of preserving health.
    • Critical to this hypothesis is the identification of insulator or boundary elements that delimit chromosomal domains.
    Synonyms
    determine, establish, set, fix, mark, mark off, mark out, demarcate, bound, define, delineate

Origin

Mid 19th century: from French délimiter, from Latin delimitare, from de- ‘down, completely’ + limitare (from limes, limit- ‘boundary, limit’).

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