demarcation

Noun

Meaning

The act of marking, or of ascertaining and setting a limit; separation; distinction.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

line contrast limit dividing line demarcation line frontier division definition rift break split border distinction bound boundary
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Antonyms

deliverance amnesty party emancipation decision drive
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Hypernyms

bound distinction boundary differentiation bounds

Hyponyms

rubicon edge lower limit point of no return city limits city limit

Related terms

demarcation line demark demarc demarcation potential marcation

Phrases with the word

demarcation point professional demarcation border demarcation

Anagrams

Tremadocian

Examples

My most important problem was destroying the lines of demarcation that separate what seems real from what seems fantastic. Gabriel García Márquez

A fairly clear line separated advertisement from art. ... The first effect of the triumph of the capitalist (if we allow him to triumph) will be that that line of demarcation will entirely disappear. There will be no art that might not just as well be advertisement. G. K. Chesterton

If a demarcation criterion exists (we must not, I think, seek a sharp or decisive one), it may lie just in that part of science which Sir Karl ignores. Thomas Samuel Kuhn

Above all, maintain the line of demarcation between parties; for it is only by maintaining the independence of party that you can maintain the integrity of public men, and the power and influence of Parliament itself. Benjamin Disraeli

The first who endeavored to draw a clear line of demarcation between these distinct departments, was Hutton, who declared that geology was in no ways concerned with 'questions as to the origin of things. Charles Lyell

Although our powers are great, they are not unlimited-they are bounded by some lines of demarcation. Charles Abbott, 1st Baron Tenterden

Close letter words and terms

demarcatable demarcate demarcated area demarcation line demarcation point demarcation potential