limiting

Limiting — Limiting: Any process by which a specified characteristic (usually amplitude) of the output of a device is prevented from exceeding a predetermined value. Limiting can refer to non linear clipping, in which a signal is passed through normally but …   Wikipedia

limiting — I adjective checking, circumscribing, close fitting, confining, constricting, containing, curbing, hampering, hindering, impeding, repressing, restraining, restricting, restrictive, stinting, suppressing II index binding, determinative,… …   Law dictionary

limiting — [lim′it iŋ] adj. 1. that limits 2. Gram. designating or of any of a class of adjectives that limit or specify the range of application of the noun modified (Ex.: this, several, any) …   English World dictionary

limiting — adjective 1 preventing any improvement or increase in something: limiting factor: A limiting factor in health care is the way resources are distributed. 2 informal preventing someone from developing and doing what they are interested in: The job… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

Limiting — Limit Lim it (l[i^]m [i^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Limited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Limiting}.] [F. limiter, L. limitare, fr. limes, limitis, limit; prob. akin to limen threshold, E. eliminate; cf. L. limus sidelong.] To apply a limit to, or set a limit …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

limiting — adjective Date: 1644 1. a. functioning as a limit ; restrictive < limiting value > b. being an environmental factor (as a nutrient) that limits the population size of an organism 2. serving to specify the application of the modified noun < this… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

limiting — lim|it|ing [ˈlımıtıŋ] adj 1.) preventing any improvement or increase in something ▪ A limiting factor in health care is the way resources are distributed. 2.) informal preventing someone from developing and doing what they are interested in ▪ The …   Dictionary of contemporary English

limiting — / lɪmɪtɪŋ/ adjective which limits ● a limiting clause in a contract ● The short holiday season is a limiting factor on the hotel trade …   Marketing dictionary in english

limiting — / lɪmɪtɪŋ/ adjective which limits ● a limiting clause in a contract ● The short holiday season is a limiting factor on the hotel trade …   Dictionary of banking and finance

limiting — /lim i ting/, adj. 1. serving to restrict or restrain; restrictive; confining. 2. Gram. of the nature of a limiting adjective or a restrictive clause. [1570 80; LIMIT + ING2] * * * …   Universalium

limiting — adj. Limiting is used with these nouns: ↑factor …   Collocations dictionary