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LIMITED
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops
Example:
he caught the express to New York
Synonyms:
express; limited
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("limited" is a kind of...):
public transport (conveyance for passengers or mail or freight)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Including only a part
Classified under:
Similar:
incomprehensive; noncomprehensive (not comprehensive)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not unlimited
Example:
a limited list of choices
Classified under:
Similar:
finite (bounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Having a specific function or scope
Example:
a special (or specific) role in the mission
Synonyms:
limited; special
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
specific ((sometimes followed by 'to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Small in range or scope
Example:
a limited circle of friends
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
minor; modest; pocket-size; pocket-sized; small; small-scale (relatively moderate, limited, or small)
narrow (limited in size or scope)
Also:
narrow (not wide)
Antonym:
unlimited (having no limits in range or scope)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Not excessive
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
moderate (being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Mediocre
Synonyms:
limited; modified
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
qualified (limited or restricted; not absolute)
Sense 7
Meaning:
Subject to limits or subjected to limits
Synonyms:
circumscribed; limited
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
restricted (subject to restriction or subjected to restriction)
III. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb limit
Context examples:
Right now, the amount of biofuel that can be made from grass is still limited to a few drops.
(Will We Soon Drive on ‘Grassoline’?, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
It might one day be used to conduct biomedical tests in remote and resource-limited areas.
(Smartphone microscope detects nanoparticles and viruses, NIH)
He was not remarkable for intelligence, and his answers were frequently obscure, which I attributed to his limited acquaintance with our language.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Led by Philippe Peigneux, ULB Neuroscience Institute, a group of researchers found that our learning capabilities are limited during slow wave sleep.
(Learning While Sleeping?, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Because of the cost and potential negative effects, use of the imaging technique must be limited.
(Stretchable wireless sensor could monitor healing of cerebral aneurysms, National Science Foundation)
This is due partly to a limited understanding of the precise structure of wood cells.
(Revealing the nanostructure of wood could help raise height limits for wooden skyscrapers, University of Cambridge)
Until now there has been limited understanding of how the placenta is altered by advanced maternal age.
(Placenta changes could mean male offspring of older mums more likely to develop heart problems in later life, University of Cambridge)
Autonomous new growth of well-differentiated mammary epithelium that has limited growth potential does not metastasize or invade surrounding structures and has normal cytology.
(Benign Neoplasms of the Mouse Mammary Gland, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)
Biomarkers include but not limited to such phenotypic parameters as specific enzyme or hormone concentration, specific gene phenotype, presence or absence of biological substances.
(Biomarker, NCI Thesaurus)
Expiration dates are generally limited to no more than 3 years after production, but longer stability periods are allowed for some very stable materials.
(Pharmaceutical Product Expiration Date, NCI Thesaurus)
