C1noun · countable / uncountable · rare

constraint

constraint · constraints

обмеження

ограничение

Auflage, Zwang, Einschränkung, Bedingung

Something that constrainsSomething that constrains; a restriction.

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/kənˈstɹeɪnt/

» I appreciate the time constraints you're under.

Ich bin mir sehr wohl bewusst, unter welchem Zeitdruck Sie stehen.

Meaning

5 senses

(countable, uncountable)Something that constrains; a restriction.
An engineer must recognize the difference between a constraint (to work within) and a problem (to be eliminated via resolution).
Einschränkung, Beschränkung, Restriktion
ограниче́ниеograničénije
обме́женняobméžennja
(countable, uncountable)An irresistible force or compulsion.
They confessed, but only under severe constraint.
(countable, uncountable)The repression of one's feelings.
(countable, uncountable)A condition that a solution to an optimization problem must satisfy.
Zwangsbedingung
ограниче́ниеograničénije
(countable, uncountable)A linkage or other restriction that maintains database integrity.

More definitions

the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others
the state of being physically constrained
a device that retards something's motion

Examples

17 sentences

I appreciate the time constraints you're under.
deIch bin mir sehr wohl bewusst, unter welchem Zeitdruck Sie stehen.
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These economic constraints are being artificially imposed.
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Tom is into constraint and logic programming.
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Supply chain constraints have thrust prices upwards considerably.
deLieferketteneinschränkungen haben die Preise beträchtlich in die Höhe getrieben.
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Following the rules was a constraint on my creativity.
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Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

something that constrains:

Русский

By meaning 1

something that constrains:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

something that constrains:

mathematics: condition to a solution:

Origin

From Middle English constreynt, constreynte, from Old French constreinte, past participle

From Middle English constreynt, constreynte, from Old French constreinte, past participle of constreindre (“to constrain”), from Latin cōnstringō (corresponding to the past participle cōnstrictus).

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