demarcation
Line separating territories
Demarcation is the act of establishing boundaries or limits, or the boundary itself.
A line of demarcation separates territories, responsibilities, or categories.
The word often appears in discussions of jurisdictions, job duties, or conceptual distinctions: The demarcation between art and craft isn't always clear.
To demarcate is to mark such boundaries.
Outer edge or limit
- frontierEdge of settlement
- perimeterShape's outer edge length
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
- borderlineEdge of acceptability
fence · wall · barrier · partition · enclosure · threshold · confines · line
Outer edge or limit
- frontierEdge of settlement
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- domainArea of control
enclave · exclave · province · region · homeland · disputed territory · territorial waters · airspace
Recognizing meaningful differences
- delineationPrecise description or demarcation
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- contrastNotable difference between things
- separationState of being apart
division · divergence · nuance · specificity · categorization · classification · stratification · designation
How property gets utilized
- planningArranging for future events
- urban planningMunicipal development coordination
- residentialRelating to housing
- commercialPaid broadcast promotion
industrial · agricultural · regulatory · ordinances · permits · codes · development · overlay
System categorizing employment roles
- work rulesEmployment conduct policies
- unionJoining into one
- guildProfessional mutual-aid society
- craftSkilled manual art
specialization · professional boundaries · scope of practice · occupational · workplace · industrial relations · collective bargaining
border
Outer edge or limit
borderline · fence · wall · barrier · partition · enclosure · threshold · confines · line · hedge
border
Outer edge or limit
- frontierEdge of settlement
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
domain · enclave · exclave · province · region · homeland · disputed territory · territorial waters · airspace · boundary line
differentiation
Recognizing meaningful differences
- delineationPrecise description or demarcation
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- contrastNotable difference between things
separation · division · divergence · nuance · specificity · categorization · classification · stratification · designation · specification
land-use
How property gets utilized
- planningArranging for future events
- urban planningMunicipal development coordination
- residentialRelating to housing
commercial · industrial · agricultural · regulatory · ordinances · permits · codes · development · overlay · density
job classification
System categorizing employment roles
- work rulesEmployment conduct policies
- unionJoining into one
- guildProfessional mutual-aid society
craft · specialization · professional boundaries · scope of practice · occupational · workplace · industrial relations · collective bargaining
- bordersborder, boundary, border crossing, national borders, boundary line
- limitslimit, limits, limitation, upper limit, lower limit
- linesstraight line, line, dotted line, dashed line, solid line
- boundariesboundary, boundary line, borders, border, edges
- distinctionsdistinction, difference, boundary, line, delineation
- boundary mapsboundary line, boundary lines, political map, national boundary, national borders
demarcationblurring
Making less distinct
confusion · overlap · indistinction · ambiguity · blending
demarcationunity
Wholeness through cohesion
unification · integration · combination · merger · fusion
demarcationopenness
Quality of being accessible
freedom · expanse · boundlessness · limitlessness · space
- demarcation lineBoundary separating distinct zones
- line of demarcationBoundary separating distinct zones