limit
v. create boundaries; restrict; reduce; function as a border n. point at which something ends; edge, border, boundary; restriction, restraint | ||||
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Limit Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Limit
(v. t.)
To apply a limit to, or set a limit for; to terminate, circumscribe, or restrict, by a limit or limits; as, to limit the acreage of a crop; to limit the issue of paper money; to limit one's ambitions or aspirations; to limit the meaning of a word.
(v. t.)
The space or thing defined by limits.
(v. t.)
That which terminates, circumscribes, restrains, or confines; the bound, border, or edge; the utmost extent; as, the limit of a walk, of a town, of a country; the limits of human knowledge or endeavor.
(v. t.)
That which terminates a period of time; hence, the period itself; the full time or extent.
(v. t.)
A restriction; a check; a curb; a hindrance.
(v. t.)
A determining feature; a distinguishing characteristic; a differentia.
(v. t.)
A determinate quantity, to which a variable one continually approaches, and may differ from it by less than any given difference, but to which, under the law of variation, the variable can never become exactly equivalent.
(v. i.)
To beg, or to exercise functions, within a certain limited region; as, a limiting friar.
(v. t.)
To apply a limit to, or set a limit for; to terminate, circumscribe, or restrict, by a limit or limits; as, to limit the acreage of a crop; to limit the issue of paper money; to limit one's ambitions or aspirations; to limit the meaning of a word.
(v. t.)
The space or thing defined by limits.
(v. t.)
That which terminates, circumscribes, restrains, or confines; the bound, border, or edge; the utmost extent; as, the limit of a walk, of a town, of a country; the limits of human knowledge or endeavor.
(v. t.)
That which terminates a period of time; hence, the period itself; the full time or extent.
(v. t.)
A restriction; a check; a curb; a hindrance.
(v. t.)
A determining feature; a distinguishing characteristic; a differentia.
(v. t.)
A determinate quantity, to which a variable one continually approaches, and may differ from it by less than any given difference, but to which, under the law of variation, the variable can never become exactly equivalent.
(v. i.)
To beg, or to exercise functions, within a certain limited region; as, a limiting friar.
| WordNet 2.0 |
limit
Noun
1. the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability"
(synonym) bounds, boundary
(hypernym) extent
(hyponym) knife-edge
(derivation) specify, set, determine, fix
2. final or latest limiting point
(synonym) terminus ad quem, terminal point
(hypernym) end, ending
(derivation) specify, set, determine, fix
3. the boundary of a specific area
(synonym) demarcation, demarcation line
(hypernym) boundary, bound, bounds
(hyponym) city limit, city limits
4. as far as something can go
(hypernym) extremity
(hyponym) maximum
5. the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity
(synonym) limit point, point of accumulation
(hypernym) indefinite quantity
(hyponym) range
6. the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed; "there are limits on the amount you can bet"; "it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight"
(synonym) limitation
(hypernym) indefinite quantity
(hyponym) extremum, peak
Verb
1. place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
(synonym) restrict, restrain, trammel, bound, confine, throttle
(hypernym) control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
(hyponym) reduce, tighten
(derivation) limiter, clipper
2. restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
(synonym) circumscribe, confine
(hypernym) decrease, lessen, minify
(hyponym) hold down
(derivation) bounds, boundary
3. decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"
(synonym) specify, set, determine, fix
(hypernym) choose, take, select, pick out
(hyponym) quantify
(derivation) terminus ad quem, terminal point
Noun
1. the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability"
(synonym) bounds, boundary
(hypernym) extent
(hyponym) knife-edge
(derivation) specify, set, determine, fix
2. final or latest limiting point
(synonym) terminus ad quem, terminal point
(hypernym) end, ending
(derivation) specify, set, determine, fix
3. the boundary of a specific area
(synonym) demarcation, demarcation line
(hypernym) boundary, bound, bounds
(hyponym) city limit, city limits
4. as far as something can go
(hypernym) extremity
(hyponym) maximum
5. the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity
(synonym) limit point, point of accumulation
(hypernym) indefinite quantity
(hyponym) range
6. the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed; "there are limits on the amount you can bet"; "it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight"
(synonym) limitation
(hypernym) indefinite quantity
(hyponym) extremum, peak
Verb
1. place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
(synonym) restrict, restrain, trammel, bound, confine, throttle
(hypernym) control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
(hyponym) reduce, tighten
(derivation) limiter, clipper
2. restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
(synonym) circumscribe, confine
(hypernym) decrease, lessen, minify
(hyponym) hold down
(derivation) bounds, boundary
3. decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"
(synonym) specify, set, determine, fix
(hypernym) choose, take, select, pick out
(hyponym) quantify
(derivation) terminus ad quem, terminal point
| Australian Slang |
The sky's the limit
there is no limit
there is no limit
| hEnglish - advanced version |
limit
limit
\lim"it\, v. i. to beg, or to exercise functions, within a certain limited region; as, a limiting friar. [obs.]
limit
\lim"it\ (l&ibreve;m"&ibreve;t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. limited; p. pr. & vb. n. limiting.] [f. limiter, l. limitare, fr. limes, limitis, limit; prob. akin to limen threshold, e. eliminate; cf. l. limus sidelong.] to apply a limit to, or set a limit for; to terminate, circumscribe, or restrict, by a limit or limits; as, to limit the acreage of a crop; to limit the issue of paper money; to limit one's ambitions or aspirations; to limit the meaning of a word.
similar words(9)
lunar ecliptic limit
limit point
lower limit
elastic limit
upper limit
solar ecliptic limit
three-mile limit
to the limit
time limit
limit
\lim"it\, v. i. to beg, or to exercise functions, within a certain limited region; as, a limiting friar. [obs.]
limit
\lim"it\ (l&ibreve;m"&ibreve;t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. limited; p. pr. & vb. n. limiting.] [f. limiter, l. limitare, fr. limes, limitis, limit; prob. akin to limen threshold, e. eliminate; cf. l. limus sidelong.] to apply a limit to, or set a limit for; to terminate, circumscribe, or restrict, by a limit or limits; as, to limit the acreage of a crop; to limit the issue of paper money; to limit one's ambitions or aspirations; to limit the meaning of a word.
similar words(9)
lunar ecliptic limit
limit point
lower limit
elastic limit
upper limit
solar ecliptic limit
three-mile limit
to the limit
time limit
| English Phonetics |
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Cwr
Cwr = n. a limit; a corner; a circle, a skin
Cwr = n. a limit; a corner; a circle, a skin
Cyffin
Cyffin = n. a confine, a limit
Dorth
Dorth = n. covering; limit
Ffin
Ffin = n. a boundary, a limit
Ffinio
Ffinio = v. to bound, to limit
Llyweli
Llyweli = n. the limit of vision
Or
Or = n. a limit; margin, brim, conj. if
Orch
Orch = n. a limit; rim
Sellt
Sellt = n. a limit, a border
Terfyn
Terfyn = n. extremity, limit
Terfynu
Terfynu = v. to limit; to end
Limit Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English-Latin Online Dictionary |
limit
terminus, finis
terminus, finis
limit manner
modus
| Kant Glossary |
LIMIT
[L:110] In his discussion of the law of the excluded middle, the second disjunct of something is "A or non-a" is "beyond the finite sphere" (i.e., the extension) of concept A, and as such is a limitation or "act by which a concept is bounded".
[L:110] In his discussion of the law of the excluded middle, the second disjunct of something is "A or non-a" is "beyond the finite sphere" (i.e., the extension) of concept A, and as such is a limitation or "act by which a concept is bounded".
Limit Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
Limit (n.)
grei
grei
| Gamblers Glossary |
LIMIT
The maximum amount a bookmaker will allow you to bet before he changes odds and/or the points. Also the "cap" on what you can personally wager.
The maximum amount a bookmaker will allow you to bet before he changes odds and/or the points. Also the "cap" on what you can personally wager.
| Wagering/Betting Terms Glossary |
LIMIT
Maximum bet accepted by the house before the price will be changed
Maximum bet accepted by the house before the price will be changed
| gambling |
Limit
The maximum wager allowed.
The maximum wager allowed.
| English - Klingon |
limit
v. vuS
v. vuS
Limit Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| A Basic Guide to ASL |
Limit
The right-angle hands, palms facing, are held before the body, the right above the left. They swing out 45 degrees simultaneously, pivoted from their wrists.
The right-angle hands, palms facing, are held before the body, the right above the left. They swing out 45 degrees simultaneously, pivoted from their wrists.
Limit Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Abbreviation Airbus A340 |
LIM
Limit, Limitation, Limiting, Limiter
Limit, Limitation, Limiting, Limiter
| Phobia |
Merinthophobia
Fear of being bound or tied up
Fear of being bound or tied up
Limit Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
| A Guide to Futures and Options Market Terminology : English-English |
Limit Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary |
Gebal
bound; limit
bound; limit
Limit Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Limit
A limit can be:
- Limit (mathematics), including:
- A constraint (mathematical, physical, economical, legal, etc.) in the form of an inequality, such as:
- An extreme value or boundary, such as:
- High frequency limit
- A limit order is a type of order to buy a security at no more (or sell at no less) than a specific price on an exchange.
- Other uses, such as:
- Limit (music) in just intonation
- In BDSM, limits are activities that a partner feels strongly about, and to which special attention must be paid.
- Limit Break are powerful techniques in the Final Fantasy series
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