1. The act of restricting or limiting something within defined bounds
   "The circumscription of his authority limited his ability to make changes"
    
2. A clearly defined boundary or limit
   "The circumscription of the district was outlined on the map"
    
3. (geometry) the drawing of a figure around another, such as a circle around a polygon
   "The circumscription of a circle around a triangle"

Derived forms: circumscriptions

Type of: confinement, restriction

Encyclopedia: Circumscription