(gedachte) Linie, die zwei Grundstücke, Staaten, Länder oder Bereiche (z.B. Klimazonen) voneinander trennt.
ETYM Old Eng. bordure, French bordure, from border to border, from bord a border; of German origin; cf. Mid. High Germ. borte border, trimming, German borte trimming, ribbon; akin to Eng. board. Related to Board, Bordure.
(Homonym: border).
A strip forming the outer edge of something.
ETYM From Bound a limit; cf. Late Lat. bonnarium piece of land with fixed limits.
1. A line determining the limits of an area; SYN. edge, bound.
2. The line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something; SYN. bound, bounds.
A line around the edge of an area; a perimeter. The boundary of a circle is known as the circumference.
A bounded scope.
ETYM French frontičre, Late Lat. frontaria. Related to Front.
1. A wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country.
2. An international boundary or the area along such a boundary.
3. An undeveloped field of study; a topic inviting research and development.
ETYM From Latin limes, limitis: cf. French limite; or from Eng. limit, v. Related to Limit.
1. The boundary of a specific area; SYN. demarcation, demarcation line.
2. The greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed; SYN. limitation.
3. The greatest possible degree of something; SYN. bounds, boundary.
4. As far as something can go.
polit., geschichtl. entstandene Trennungslinie; Staatsgrenze zw. versch. Hoheitsgebieten, die seit dem 16. Jh. durch den entstehenden modernen Flächenstaat mit eindeutigen Grenzfestlegungen verbunden ist.
ETYM French frontičre, Late Lat. frontaria. Related to Front.
1. A wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country.
2. An international boundary or the area along such a boundary.
3. An undeveloped field of study; a topic inviting research and development.