Word Finder - restricts

definition

To restrain within boundaries; to limit; to confine

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After suffering diahrroea, the patient was restricted to a diet of rice, cold meat, and yoghurt.

definition

(specifically) To consider (a function) as defined on a subset of its original domain.

The modern use generally restricts the term to strong and uncontrolled emotion.

The land-locked character of this region greatly restricts the city's trade and development; but it is considered the most important town in the department.

Want of data for the elements, however, restricts this method to narrow limits, and hence an indirect method is necessary.

The collective name for the corps was celeres (" the swift," or possibly from Kan s, "a riding horse"); Livy, however, restricts the term to a special body-guard of ' Romulus.

It now restricts itself to publishing contributions relating to antiquities and the middle ages and Oriental studies.

The great fertility of these regions and the marvellous wealth of their forests are irresistible attractions to industrial and commercial enterprise, but their unhealthiness restricts development and is a bar to any satisfactory increase in population.

This habit restricts the field of choice and has operated unfavourably on the political life of the nation.

The want of chlorophyll restricts their mode of life - which is rarely aquatic - since they are therefore unable to decompose the carbon dioxide of the atmosphere, and renders them dependent on other plants or (rarely) animals for their carbonaceous food-materials.

It is one that has certainly coloured the meaning of the word, particularly in that use which restricts.

The depth of the bay ranges from 42 to 19 fathoms. The town stands at the foot of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, which restricts the area of cultivatable land in its immediate vicinity, and the enclosing high lands make the climate hot and somewhat dangerous for foreigners.

Thus Hume is a positivist in the sense that he specifically restricts philosophy to the sphere of observation, and regards the causal relation as being nothing more than what we have been accustomed to expect.

A surgical method for treating scarring which restricts normal movement of joints, or causes deformity.

We will oppose the imposition of any compulsion, which restricts uniquely the liberty of motorcyclists.

The content and scale of study are prescribed and locational contexts stipulated which restricts scope for innovation.

Finally, note that the strobe lag restricts the maximum strobe lag restricts the maximum strobe rate of the mechanism.

To detect looping, the shell restricts the number of alias substitutions on a single line to 20.

The simplicity of the model restricts our interpretations to be merely suggestive rather than definitive.

However, the rare side effect of laminitis restricts the usage of this type of drug.

The slower propagation of light in gas or water than in air or vacuum may be attributed to a greater density, or to a less rigidity, in the former case; or we may adopt the more complicated supposition that both these quantities vary, subject only to the condition which restricts the ratio of velocities to equality with the known refractive index.

Although the state constitution restricts municipal investments, a Waring or "Separate" sewage system has been established.

A deep pulp cavity in the upper third of the tusk restricts the working of the ivory around the hollow cavity to shallow carving.

The Regulation restricts where insolvency proceedings can be opened to the country where the debtor has his " center of main interests ".

The second thing is a stiffening of the joints, which restricts the range of movement.

Finally, note that the strobe lag restricts the maximum strobe rate of the mechanism.

The disorder restricts the efficient pumping of blood round the body owing to a thickening of the heart muscle.

Target restricts the types of qualifying events that can be used to cancel a balance.

The lightweight material is cool in the summer and never restricts movement, making them also great for sports such as football when paired with a practice football jersey.

This will help you determine if the coat can accommodate her movements or if it restricts her.

You don't want the collar to be so tight that it restricts breathing.

The collar restricts movement so that dogs cannot easily pull, jump or lunge.

This not only restricts circulation, but is extremely uncomfortable.

Like all other online rental services, Canflix only restricts how many discs you can have out at any time.

In France, the government restricts where vitners grow specific grapes, whether it is in a region or even within a single vineyard.

Since it restricts movement of the affected limb or body part, it may confine a person to bed rest for an extended period of time.

Immobilization restricts motion to allow the injured area to heal.

While many women feel their weight restricts them from being on trend or fashion forward, you can ditch that theory and step out with confidence when you find the cut that flatters the whole woman.

You can use them during a lull at a dinner party or if your audience is younger, during recess when the weather restricts the students to indoors.

The free item must be a new menu item, sandwich or other category of items, which restricts your options.

The American Yoga Association's "Easy Does It" Yoga program, developed in the 1960s, is a yoga program specifically for those living with a physical handicap that restricts mobility.

Clothing that restricts your movement or is unsuitable for the temperature of the room will prevent your yoga practice from being an optimal one.

The high-protein diet restricts carbohydrates to minimize insulin production.

Protein Power-- This diet first came out in 1995 and restricts all refined carbohydrates.

Having too much cholesterol in the blood stream causes narrowing of important blood vessels, which in turn restricts vital blood flow to the body's vital organs such as the heart, brain, lungs and kidneys.

In particular, narrowing which restricts blood flow to the heart and brain predisposes life threatening problems such as heart attacks and strokes.

Realistically, nearly any diet plan that restricts calories and intensifies your activity will work, provided you follow it and do not have an underlying health condition.

Phase one of these diets severely restricts carbohydrate intake.

However, using a low-carbohydrate diet that restricts most or all carbohydrates can be dangerous and is not recommended by most healthcare practitioners.

One of the benefits of following any calorie restricted plan is that while it restricts how much you eat, it doesn't restrict you from eating certain foods.

The most likely reason for the success some have had while on the HCG diet is the fact that it severely restricts caloric intake.

The diet is not a balanced diet and restricts many foods that contain important vitamins and minerals.