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bounded

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈbaʊndɪd/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aʊndɪd
  • CMU ARPABET: B AW1 N D AH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: B AW1 N D IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

That can be enclosed within a ball of finite radius.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematical-analysis, mathematics, sciences

Examples

  • A compact set must be bounded.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

That contains a least element, a, and a greatest element, b, such that for all x ∈ X, a ≤ x ≤ b.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, order-theory, sciences, set-theory

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of bound

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

having the limits or boundaries established

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a delimited frontier through the disputed region

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: delimited

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: fitat — type of set
  • Dutch: begrensd — type of set
  • Esperanto: barita — type of set
  • Finnish: rajoitettu — type of set
  • French: borné — type of set
  • Hindi: परिमित (parimit) — type of set
  • Persian: کراندار — type of set
  • Polish: ograniczony — type of set
  • Slovak: ohraničený — type of set
  • Esperanto: barita — that contains a least and a greatest elements
  • Spanish: acotado — that contains a least and a greatest elements
Real reading context

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