Abgrenzung — meaning in English
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English meaning
- ambit noun The range covered by something, such as an action, an idea or the meaning of a word.
- bound adj Obliged to do something, often by law, duty, or promise.
- delimitation noun The act of setting the limits or edges of something.
- demarcation noun The fixing of a boundary or limit, especially one agreed between opposing sides in a peace deal.
Senses
Abgrenzung is used for these senses in English:
- ambit (archaic) The boundary around a building, town, region, etc.
- bound (often, used in plural) A boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory.
- demarcation Any strictly defined separation.
ambit — full definition
- noun The range covered by something, such as an action, an idea or the meaning of a word.
- noun The area over which something has power or influence.
- noun The outer edge that marks off a building, town or other area.
- noun The distance around something round, or the curved path it follows.
bound — full definition
- adj Obliged to do something, often by law, duty, or promise.
- adj Heading toward a particular place.
- adj Certain or very likely to happen.
- noun A limit or boundary, often used in the plural.
- verb To leap or spring, moving forward in jumps.
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