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Delimitation

Delimitation \De*lim`i*ta"tion\, n. [L. delimitatio: cf. F. d['e]limitation.] The act or process of fixing limits or boundaries; limitation.
--Gladstone.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
delimitation

1836, from French délimitation (18c.), noun of action from délimiter (see delimit).

Wiktionary
delimitation

n. 1 The act of delimiting something. 2 A limit or boundary.

WordNet
delimitation

n. a line that indicates a boundary [syn: boundary line, border, borderline, mete]

Usage examples of "delimitation".

Cottage gasped, and while he fumbled for the phone, figures and delimitations galloped through his head: Sun to Moon, less than 93,000,000 miles.