STRICTIONS Synonyms

• the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process

• the set of circumstances that affect someone's welfare

• the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

• a stock or supply of foods

• the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something

• a line determining the limits of an area

• the greatest possible degree of something

• the state of being physically constrained

• a device that retards something's motion

• the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others

• power to direct or determine

• a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another

• (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc

• a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment

• the activity of managing or exerting control over something

• the state that exists when one person or group has power over another

• discipline in personal and social activities

• great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity

• a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine

• a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance

• the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.

• exercise authoritative control or power over

• lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits

• handle and cause to function

• maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage

• check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard

• place under restrictions; limit access to by law

• verify by using a duplicate register for comparison

• be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something

• have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of

• an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)

• a stock exchange in New York, previously known as the New York Curb Exchange

• a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse

• the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess

• lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits

• keep to the curb

• place restrictions on

• a light line that is used in lettering to help align the letters

• a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action

• a rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior

• a principle that limits the extent of something

• the quality of being limited or restricted

• the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed

• (law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought

• an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)

• a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves

• any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance

• (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program

• a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data

• an authoritative command

• a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

• the state of being controlled or governed

• (embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered

• the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular

• the act of controlling or directing according to rule

• prescribed by or according to regulation

• required activity

• anything indispensable

• something that is required in advance

• a principle that limits the extent of something

• an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)

• the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)

• a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

• something regarded as a normative example

• prescribed guide for conduct or action

• (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice

• a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct

• the duration of a monarch's or government's power

• dominance or power through legal authority

• directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted

• any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order

• a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system

• (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems

• measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths

• exercise authority over; as of nations

• decide with authority

• be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance

• decide on and make a declaration about

• have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac

• mark or draw with a ruler

• keep in check

• a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work

• naming explicitly

• (patent law) a document drawn up by the applicant for a patent of invention that provides an explicit and detailed description of the nature and use of an invention

• a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement

• (law) an agreement or concession made by parties in a judicial proceeding (or by their attorneys) relating to the business before the court; must be in writing unless they are part of the court record

• an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else

• a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement