limit bound boundary | the greatest possible degree of something, what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior, to the limit of his ability |
equilibrium labyrinthine sense vestibular sense sense of balance sense of equilibrium | a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head |
equilibrium law law of chemical equilibrium | (chemistry) the principle that (at chemical equilibrium) in a reversible reaction the ratio of the rate of the forward reaction to the rate of the reverse reaction is a constant for that reaction |
punctuated equilibrium theory of punctuated equilibrium | a theory of evolution holding that evolutionary change in the fossil record came in fits and starts rather than in a steady process of slow change |
thermostatics thermodynamics of equilibrium | the aspect of thermodynamics concerned with thermal equilibrium |
age limit | regulation establishing the maximum age for doing something or holding some position |
speed limit | regulation establishing the top speed permitted on a given road |
city limit city limits | the limits of the area occupied by a city or town |
limit demarcation demarcation line | the boundary of a specific area |
upper limit | the limit on the upper (or northernmost) side of something |
lower limit | the limit on the lower (or southernmost) side of something |
limit | as far as something can go |
three-mile limit | the limit of a nation's territorial waters |
debt limit debt ceiling | the maximum borrowing power of a governmental entity |
acid-base equilibrium acid-base balance | (physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and alkalis in the body, with a normal acid-base balance in the body the blood is slightly alkaline |
chemical equilibrium equilibrium | a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates |
equilibrium constant | (chemistry) the ratio of concentrations when equilibrium is reached in a reversible reaction (when the rate of the forward reaction equals the rate of the reverse reaction) |
limit limitation | the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed, there are limits on the amount you can bet, it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight |
limit limit point point of accumulation | the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity |
minimum lower limit | the smallest possible quantity |
maximum upper limit | the largest possible quantity |
balance equilibrium equipoise counterbalance | equality of distribution |
equilibrium | a stable situation in which forces cancel one another |
Nash equilibrium | (game theory) a stable state of a system that involves several interacting participants in which no participant can gain by a change of strategy as long as all the other participants remain unchanged |
thermal equilibrium | a state in which all parts of a system are at the same temperature |
time limit | a time period within which something must be done or completed |
terminus ad quem terminal point limit | final or latest limiting point |
restrict restrain trammel limit bound confine throttle | place limits on (extent or access), restrict the use of this parking lot, limit the time you can spend with your friends |
limit circumscribe confine | restrict or confine, I limit you to two visits to the pub a day |
specify set determine define fix limit | decide upon or fix definitely, fix the variables, specify the parameters |
to the hilt to the limit | in full, you are in this to the hilt |