English Explanatory Dictionary

boundary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The dividing line or location between two areas.
  2. The bounds, confines, or limits between immaterial things (such as one’s comfort zone, privacy, or professional sphere and the realm beyond).
  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.
  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.

Pronunciation

/ˈbaʊndɹi/ /ˈbaʊndəɹi/ en-us-boundary.ogg en-au-boundary.ogg

Word forms

boundary boundaries

Etymology

From bound + -ary.

Synonyms

verge

Related words

bound border confine fladry frontier

Derived words

boundaried boundariless boundaryless Boundary Commission boundary condition boundary corner Boundary County boundary four boundary group boundary homomorphism boundary line boundary map Boundary Peak boundary point boundary rider boundary scan boundary stone boundary term boundary umpire coboundary geoboundary grain boundary isoboundary Kootenay Boundary K-T boundary lower boundary missing boundary natural boundary Northwestern Boundary Dispute outflow boundary Robin boundary condition San Juan Boundary Dispute surface boundary layer transboundary upper boundary
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