circumscription

Plural: circumscriptions

Noun

• the act of circumscribing
• The act of circumscribing or the quality of being circumscribed.
• Anything that circumscribes or a circumscribed area.
• The definition of what does and does not belong to a given taxon, from a particular taxonomic viewpoint or taxonomic system.
• An electoral district; used often in texts treating electoral systems in Romance countries.

Examples

• The circumscription in the APG system of the family Malvaceae includes the former families Bombacaceae, Sterculiaceae and Tiliaceae.

Related Words

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