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If I learnt anything at all about terminal illness in my research, it's that the experience is different for everyone. I do believe that life becomes concentrated when it's boundaried and that death is the biggest boundary of all.
Jenny Downham

Meaning of "boundary" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BOUNDARY

boundary  [ˈbaʊndərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOUNDARY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Boundary is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BOUNDARY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of boundary in the English dictionary

The first definition of boundary in the dictionary is something that indicates the farthest limit, as of an area; border. Other definition of boundary is the marked limit of the playing area. Boundary is also a stroke that hits the ball beyond this limit.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BOUNDARY


bindery
ˈbaɪndərɪ
bookbindery
ˈbʊkˌbaɪndərɪ
broidery
ˈbrɔɪdərɪ
camaraderie
ˌkæməˈrɑːdərɪ
cidery
ˈsaɪdərɪ
cindery
ˈsɪndərɪ
commandery
kəˈmɑːndərɪ
embroidery
ɪmˈbrɔɪdərɪ
grindery
ˈɡraɪndərɪ
lapidary
ˈlæpɪdərɪ
legendary
ˈlɛdʒəndərɪ
postsecondary
ˌpəʊstˈsɛkəndərɪ
powdery
ˈpaʊdərɪ
prebendary
ˈprɛbəndərɪ
referendary
ˌrɛfəˈrɛndərɪ
secondary
ˈsɛkəndərɪ
semi-legendary
ˌsɛmɪˈlɛdʒəndərɪ
spidery
ˈspaɪdərɪ
thundery
ˈθʌndərɪ
tindery
ˈtɪndərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOUNDARY

bound
bound up with
boundable
boundaries
boundary changes
Boundary Commission
boundary dispute
boundary fence
boundary layer
boundary line
boundary rider
boundary-stone
bounded
boundedness
bounden
bounden duty
bounder
bounderish
boundless
boundlessly

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOUNDARY

cedary
cheddary
dromedary
feodary
feudary
hebdomadary
K/T boundary
lampadary
maxillipedary
quandary
subahdary
the secondary
zemindary

Synonyms and antonyms of boundary in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BOUNDARY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «boundary» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of boundary

Translation of «boundary» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOUNDARY

Find out the translation of boundary to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of boundary from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «boundary» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

边界
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

límite
570 millions of speakers

English

boundary
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सीमा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حَدّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

граница
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

limite
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সীমানা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

limite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sempadan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Grenze
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

境界
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

경계
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wates
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ranh giới
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எல்லை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सीमा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sınır
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

limite
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

granica
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кордон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

frontieră
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

όριο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

grens
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gränslinje
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

grense
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of boundary

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOUNDARY»

The term «boundary» is very widely used and occupies the 11.561 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOUNDARY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «boundary» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «boundary» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about boundary

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10 QUOTES WITH «BOUNDARY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word boundary.
1
David Almond
My work explores the frontier between rationalism and superstition and the wavering boundary between the two.
2
John Brough
He gave us the lakes for our Northern boundary, and the rivers stretching to the seas upon whose waters floats our commerce to the nations of the world; while man has done all that can be done by science to bind us together.
3
Pete Carroll
Dancers work and they work and they work, and they master their skills so far that improvisation just comes flowing out of them. Their natural expression of the best they can possibly be comes out of them because there is no boundary to hold them back... That's the mentality that I'm trying to create, recreate and hold on to forever.
4
Eduardo Chillida
Boundaries are actually the main factor in space, just as the present, another boundary, is the main factor in time.
5
Jenny Downham
If I learnt anything at all about terminal illness in my research, it's that the experience is different for everyone. I do believe that life becomes concentrated when it's boundaried and that death is the biggest boundary of all.
6
Mary Baker Eddy
Home is the dearest spot on earth, and it should be the centre, but not the boundary, of the affections.
7
Drew Gilpin Faust
The seductiveness of war derives in part from its location on this boundary of the human, the inhuman, and the superhuman. It requires us to confront the relationship among the noble, the horrible, and the infinite; the animal, the spiritual, and the divine.
8
Garrett Fort
Superstition? Who can define the boundary line between the superstition of yesterday and the scientific fact of tomorrow?
9
Marcus Garvey
I know no national boundary where the Negro is concerned. The whole world is my province until Africa is free.
10
Lars Peter Hansen
I work on the boundary between economics and statistics in this field called econometrics. Part of my interest is understanding how you use statistics in productive ways to analyze dynamic economic models.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOUNDARY»

Discover the use of boundary in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to boundary and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Approximate Boundary Conditions in Electromagnetics
This book provides the first comprehensive treatment of a variety of approximate boundary conditions in electromagnetics.
Thomas B. A. Senior, John Leonidas Volakis, 1995
2
Beyond a Boundary
'Great claims have been made for BEYOND A BOUNDARY since its first appearance in 1963: that it is the greatest sports book ever written; that it brings the outsider a privileged insight into West Indian culture; that it is a severe ...
C. L. R. James, 2005
3
Boundary Element Methods
This work presents a thorough treatment of boundary element methods (BEM) for solving strongly elliptic boundary integral equations obtained from boundary reduction of elliptic boundary value problems in $\mathbb{R}^3$.
Stefan A. Sauter, Christoph Schwab, 2010
4
Boundary Elements: An Introductory Course
This best-selling text provides a simple introduction to the Boundary Element Method.
C. A. Brebbia, J. Dominguez, 1996
5
An Introduction to Boundary Layer Meteorology
'The book is a welcome addition to the boundary-layer literature, one of the first truly comprehensive texts... ' (Boundary-Layer Meteorology) 'I found, in fact, that within hours of the book's arrival, I had consulted it twice..' (AMS ...
Roland B. Stull, 1988
6
A Beginner's Course in Boundary Element Methods
This is a course in boundary element methods for the absolute beginners.
Whye-Teong Ang, 2007
7
Boundary-Layer Theory
This book presents a comprehensive overview of boundary-layer theory and its application to all areas of fluid mechhanics, with emphasis on the flow past bodies (e.g. aircraft aerodynamics).
Herrmann Schlichting, K. Gersten, Klaus Gersten, 2000
8
Boundary Layer Climates
Offers a description of atmospheric layers sensitively pitched for the non-meteorological specialist in a variety of disciplines: in geography, agriculture, forestry, ecology, engineering, environment and planning
T. R. Oke, 1987
9
Boundary Value Problems
A brilliant monograph, directed to graduate and advanced-undergraduate students, on the theory of boundary value problems for analytic functions and its applications to the solution of singular integral equations with Cauchy and Hilbert ...
F. D. Gakhov, 1990
10
Boundary Value Problems: and Partial Differential Equations
Ancillary list: * Online SSM- http://www.elsevierdirect.com/product.jsp?isbn=9780123747198 * Online ISM- http://textbooks.elsevier.com/web/manuals.aspx?isbn=9780123747198 * Companion site, Ebook- http://www.elsevierdirect.com/companion.jsp ...
David L. Powers, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOUNDARY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term boundary is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Catholic priest at CMU on leave for 'boundary violations,' says …
MOUNT PLEASANT, MI — A priest in the Catholic Diocese of Saginaw is on administrative leave because of what the diocese called "boundary ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
2
Arunachal intensifies patrolling in inter-state boundary areas
Arunachal Pradesh government has intensified patrolling in the inter-state boundary areas following the June 5 incident at Behali in ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
3
Boundary changes threaten Bute voice
Argyll and Bute Council's proposed new ward boundaries would lump Bute in with all of west Cowal to the south of Strachur. «Buteman, Jul 15»
4
Ward boundary suggestions throw up new-look Elmbridge
The Local Government Boundary Commission for England proposes Elmbridge Council should have 48 councillors in the future, 12 fewer than ... «Your Local Guardian, Jul 15»
5
Shake-up for Brisbane council election
Other boundary changes in wards like Toowong, Central and the marginal Doboy could potentially increase the Labor voting base in those ... «Courier Mail, Jul 15»
6
Cape Horn Fire, at the southern end of Lake Pend Orielle
Michael Meier, Boundary County Public Information Officer, has notified NewsBF that Boundary County Emergency Management received a ... «Newsbf.com, Jul 15»
7
Council ward boundary changes a step closer
Brisbane is growing and so are its council wards, which is why the Electoral Commission of Queensland has moved to make changes. «Brisbane Times, Jul 15»
8
Indian aggression on Working Boundary, Rangers silence enemy …
Indian army violated the international laws and every level of morality by opening unprovoked firing on the Working Boundary on Sunday ... «DunyaNews Pakistan, Jul 15»
9
Going beyond the boundary
Cricket's obsession with numbers has lasted as long as the sport itself. In fact, worried by the possibility of Test cricket losing its 'spirit', ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
10
Letters between mayors revive boundary talk
An 11th-hour exchange of letters between the mayors of Brantford and Brant County is keeping the potential for boundary adjustment ... «www.brantnews.com, Jul 15»

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