constraint (noun)

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• constraint — ► NOUN 1) a limitation or restriction. 2) stiffness of manner and inhibition …   English terms dictionary

• constraint — UK US /kənˈstreɪnt/ noun [C] ► something that controls what you can do by keeping you within particular limits: »The constraint of distribution costs remains the severest of all. budget/financial, etc. constraints »This growth in revenue may… …   Financial and business terms

• constraint — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ important, major ▪ severe, tight ▪ The government has placed tight constraints on spending this year. ▪ budget, budgetary …   Collocations dictionary

• constraint — noun 1 (C) something that limits your freedom to do what you want; restriction (+ on): These new policies place additional constraints on housing projects. | financial/legal/cultural etc constraints: Financial constraints limited her choice of… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• constraint — late 14c., distress, oppression, from O.Fr. constreinte binding, constraint, compulsion (Mod.Fr. contrainte), fem. noun from constreint, pp. of constreindre, from V.L. *constrinctus, from L. constrictus (see CONSTRAIN (Cf. constrain)). Meaning… …   Etymology dictionary

• constraint — I (imprisonment) noun act of keeping in, apprehension, arrest, bondage, bonds, bounds, captivity, care, charge, commitment, confinement, containment, control, custodianship, custody, detainment, detention, encincture, enclosure, enthrallment,… …   Law dictionary

• constraint — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French constrainte, from constraindre Date: 15th century 1. a. the act of constraining b. the state of being checked, restricted, or compelled to avoid or perform some action < the constraint and… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• constraint — noun 1) financial constraints Syn: restriction, limitation, curb, check, restraint, control, damper, rein; hindrance, impediment, obstruction, handicap 2) they were able to talk without constraint Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

• constraint — noun 1) financial constraints Syn: restriction, limitation, curb, check, restraint, control 2) they were able to talk without constraint Syn: inhibition, uneasiness, embarrassment, self consciousness …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• constraint — noun /kənˈstreɪnt/ a) Something that constrains. b) A condition that a solution to an optimization problem must satisfy. See Also: restraint …   Wiktionary

• constraint — noun 1》 a limitation or restriction. 2》 stiffness of manner and inhibition …   English new terms dictionary