limiting
[ lim-i-ting ]
/ ˈlɪm ɪ tɪŋ /
adjective
serving to restrict or restrain; restrictive; confining.
Grammar.
of the nature of a limiting adjective or a restrictive clause.
OTHER WORDS FROM limiting
non·lim·it·ing, adjectiveWords nearby limiting
Definition for limiting (2 of 2)
limit
[ lim-it ]
/ ˈlɪm ɪt /
noun
verb (used with object)
Origin of limit
1325–75; Middle English
lymyt < Latin
līmit- (stem of
līmes) boundary, path between fields
OTHER WORDS FROM limit
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British Dictionary definitions for limiting
limit
/ (ˈlɪmɪt) /
noun
verb -its, -iting or -ited (tr)
to restrict or confine, as to area, extent, time, etc
law
to agree, fix, or assign specifically
Derived forms of limit
Word Origin for limit
C14: from Latin
līmes boundary
Medical definitions for limiting
limit
[ lĭm′ĭt ]
n.
The point, edge, or line beyond which something cannot or may not proceed.
A confining or restricting object, agent, or influence.
The greatest or least amount, number, or extent allowed or possible.
v.
To confine or restrict within a boundary or bounds.
To fix definitely; to specify.
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lim′it•a•ble adj.Scientific definitions for limiting
limit
[ lĭm′ĭt ]
A number or point for which, from a given set of numbers or points, one can choose an arbitrarily close number or point. For example, for the set of all real numbers greater than zero and less than one, the numbers one and zero are limit points, since one can pick a number from the set arbitrarily close to one or zero (even though one and zero are not themselves in the set). Limits form the basis for calculus, where a number L is defined to be the limit approached by a function f(x) as x approaches a if, for every positive number ε, there exists a number δ such that |;f(x)-L|; < ε if 0 < |;x-a|; < δ.
Idioms and Phrases with limiting
limit
see go whole hog (the limit); sky's the limit; the limit.