Border vs. Boundary

Border vs. Boundary — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Border and Boundary

Bordernoun

The outer edge of something.

the borders of the garden

Boundarynoun

The dividing line or location between two areas.

Bordernoun

A decorative strip around the edge of something.

There's a nice frilly border around the picture frame.a solid border around a table of figures

Boundarynoun

(cricket) An edge or line marking an edge of the playing field.

Bordernoun

A strip of ground in which ornamental plants are grown.

Boundarynoun

(cricket) An event whereby the ball is struck and either touches or passes over a boundary (with or without bouncing), usually resulting in an award of 4 (four) or 6 (six) runs respectively for the batting team.

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Bordernoun

The line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions.

The border between Canada and USA is the longest in the world.

Boundarynoun

(topology) (of a set) The set of points in the closure of a set S, not belonging to the interior of that set.

Bordernoun

(British) Short form of border morris or border dancing; a vigorous style of traditional English dance originating from villages along the border between England and Wales, performed by a team of dancers usually with their faces disguised with black makeup.

Boundarynoun

the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something

Borderverb

(transitive) To put a border on something.

Boundarynoun

a line determining the limits of an area

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Borderverb

(transitive) To form a border around; to bound.

Boundarynoun

the greatest possible degree of something;

what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behaviorto the limit of his ability

Borderverb

(transitive) To lie on, or adjacent to, a border of.

Denmark borders Germany to the south.

Borderverb

(intransitive) To touch at a border (with on or upon).

Connecticut borders on Massachusetts.

Borderverb

(intransitive) To approach; to come near to; to verge (with on or upon).

Bordernoun

a line that indicates a boundary

Bordernoun

the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary

Bordernoun

the boundary of a surface

Bordernoun

a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge

Bordernoun

a strip forming the outer edge of something;

the rug had a wide blue border

Borderverb

extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle;

The forest surrounds my property

Borderverb

form the boundary of; be contiguous to

Borderverb

enclose in or as if in a frame;

frame a picture

Borderverb

provide with a border or edge;

edge the tablecloth with embroidery

Borderverb

lie adjacent to another or share a boundary;

Canada adjoins the U.S.England marches with Scotland