boundary
nomattesté dans les dialogues
- Royaume-Uni//ˈbaʊndɹi//
- Royaume-Uni//ˈbaʊndəɹi//
- États-Unis//ˈbaʊndɹi//
- États-Unis//ˈbaʊndəɹi//
The dividing line or location between two areas.
nom
- 1
The dividing line or location between two areas.
So this was my future home, I thought![…]Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.
City or national boundaries are locations of economic opportunity, especially if the existence of the border is itself the source of a monopoly situation that favors one side over the other (Krakover, 1997).
- 2
figuréThe bounds, confines, or limits between immaterial things (such as one’s comfort zone, privacy, or professional sphere and the realm beyond).
I didn’t mean to push the boundaries by sending my boss a message on Saturday night.
- 3
An edge or line marking an edge of the playing field.
- 4
An event whereby the ball is struck and either touches or passes over a boundary (with or without bouncing), usually resulting in an award of 4 (four) or 6 (six) runs respectively for the batting team.
Travis hit a boundary to seal the match on the last ball of the over.
- 5
(of a set) The set of points in the closure of a set S, not belonging to the interior of that set.
- 6
Commission paid by a bus or jeepney driver to a public transportation operator for taking passengers, or the excess collected fares taken as daily wage.
Étymologie
Etymology tree English bound Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English boundary From bound + -ary. Semantically displaced native Old English mearc (“boundary, limit”) whence Modern English mark.
Formes
- pluriel
- boundaries
boundary · The dividing line or location between two areas.
Bounds · A surname.bounty · Generosity; also (countable) an act of generosity.bouquet · An arrangement or bunch of cut flowers; a nosegay.