Associations to the word «Demarcation»

Wiktionary

DEMARCATION, noun. The act of marking off a boundary or setting a limit, notably by belligerents signing a treaty or ceasefire.
DEMARCATION, noun. A limit thus fixed, in full demarcation line.
DEMARCATION, noun. Any strictly defined separation
DEMARCATION POTENTIAL, noun. (medicine) the electric potential arising in a muscle or nerve from trauma injury
DEMARCATION POTENTIALS, noun. Plural of demarcation potential

Dictionary definition

DEMARCATION, noun. The boundary of a specific area.
DEMARCATION, noun. A conceptual separation or distinction; "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.