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RESTRICTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("restriction" is a kind of...):
regulating; regulation (the act of controlling or directing according to rule)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "restriction"):
load-shedding (cutting off the electric current on certain lines when the demand becomes greater than the supply)
arms control (a limitation on the size and armament of the armed forces of a country)
hold-down (a limitation or constraint)
freeze (fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level)
clampdown (sudden restriction on an activity)
Derivation:
restrict (place limits on (extent or amount or access))
restrict (place restrictions on)
restrict (place under restrictions; limit access to by law)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)
Example:
the restriction of the infection to a focal area
Synonyms:
confinement; restriction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("restriction" is a kind of...):
restraint (the act of controlling by restraining someone or something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "restriction"):
classification (restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people)
specification; stipulation (a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement)
circumscription (the act of circumscribing)
constraint (the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others)
Derivation:
restrict (place limits on (extent or amount or access))
Sense 3
Meaning:
A principle that limits the extent of something
Example:
I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements
Synonyms:
limitation; restriction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("restriction" is a kind of...):
regulation; rule (a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "restriction"):
narrowness (a restriction of range or scope)
quantification (a limitation imposed on the variables of a proposition (as by the quantifiers 'some' or 'all' or 'no'))
restraint (a rule or condition that limits freedom)
Context examples:
The restriction on licensing is relieved when CDK falls off at the completion of mitosis to allow a new round of replication.
(CDK Regulation Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
It’s not known, however, if restriction works by lowering calorie intake or by reducing the intake of protein or other nutrients.
(Protein Consumption Linked to Longevity, NIH)
A collection of DNA molecules, derived from restriction fragments that have been cloned in vectors, that includes all or part of the genetic material of an organism.
(Genomic Library, NCI Thesaurus)
The only restriction placed upon him was that he must confine himself to the United States.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
Possibly he accepted it as one of the restrictions of life.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
Minor restrictions in physically strenuous activity.
(Lansky Performance Status 90, NCI Thesaurus)
Translocation of phosphorylated ERK/MAPK to the nucleus leads to amplification and de-restriction of TFF expression to ensure sustained action.
(Mucosal Healing Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
Both greater restriction of and less time spent in play activity.
(Lansky Performance Status 70, NCI Thesaurus)
Journeys, London, servants, horses, table—contractions and restrictions every where!
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
Type of cytotoxic leukocytes which attack and kill virus-infected or neoplastic cells independent of antibody coating or MHC restriction; may be derived from lymphocytes or monocytes.
(Natural killer cell, NIH CRISP Thesaurus)
