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limit - the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability" |
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bound,
boundary |
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extent the distance or area or volume over which something extends; "the vast extent of the desert"; "an orchard of considerable extent"
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knife-edge a narrow boundary; "he lived on a knife-edge between genius and insanity"
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absoluteness,
starkness,
utterness the quality of being absolute; "the absoluteness of the pope's decree could not be challenged"
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heat barrier,
thermal barrier a limit to high speed flight imposed by aerodynamic heating
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level best,
maximum,
utmost,
uttermost the point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive on the left to negative on the right
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brink,
verge the edge of a steep place
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limit - the boundary of a specific area |
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demarcation |
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bound,
boundary,
bounds the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
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edge a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box"
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city limit,
city limits the limits of the area occupied by a city or town
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upper limit the limit on the upper (or northernmost) side of something
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lower limit the limit on the lower (or southernmost) side of something
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three-mile limit the limit of a nation's territorial waters
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limit - as far as something can go |
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extremity an external body part that projects from the body; "it is important to keep the extremities warm"
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maximum the point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive on the left to negative on the right
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minimum the point on a curve where the tangent changes from negative on the left to positive on the right
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range,
reach a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds; "the army maintains a missile range in the desert"; "any good golf club will have a range where you can practice"
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limit - 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" |
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limitation |
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indefinite quantity an estimated quantity
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extremum,
peak the most extreme possible amount or value; "voltage peak"
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cutoff a device that terminates the flow in a pipe
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limit - the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity |
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indefinite quantity an estimated quantity
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limit - restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day" |
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circumscribe,
confine |
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decrease,
lessen,
minify decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
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hold down restrain; "please hold down the noise so that the neighbors can sleep"
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keep down,
number manage not to throw up
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cap restrict the number or amount of; "We had to cap the number of people we can accept into our club"
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curb,
curtail,
cut back,
restrict keep to the curb; "curb your dogs"
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delimit,
delimitate,
demarcate set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something
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content satisfy in a limited way; "He contented himself with one glass of beer per day"
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ration distribute in rations, as in the army; "Cigarettes are rationed"
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