constraint
/kənˈstɹeɪnt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.28 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "An engineer must recognize the difference between a constraint (to work within) and a problem (to be eliminated via resolution)."
- "Today’s electricity demand (65 EJ/a) is well covered by the range, but constraints may occur in the long run locally. Amongst large countries, Nigeria and India may need imports to meet electricity demand."
- "They confessed, but only under severe constraint."
- "Although his blood so rose against this man, and his wrath so stirred within him, that he could have struck him dead, he put such fierce constraint upon himself that he passed him without a word or look. Yes, and he would have gone on, and not turned, though to resist the Devil who poured such hot temptation in his brain, required an effort scarcely to be achieved, if this man had not himself summoned him to stop"
Etymology
From Middle English constreynt, constreynte, from Old French constreinte, past participle of constreindre (“to constrain”), from Latin cōnstringō (corresponding to the past participle cōnstrictus).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *streyg-, constreynt, constreinte, cōnstringō
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kənˈstɹeɪnt/
- British English: /kənˈstɹeɪnt/
Usage
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
budget constraint
constraint cluster
constraint logic programming
constraint satisfaction
Hamiltonian constraint
holonomic constraint
integrity constraint
liquidity constraint