[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/mysticism/w/boundary.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The mysticism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/mysticism/) / boundary [← B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/mysticism/B/) # boundary «boundary» in Mova's mysticism dictionary: **a line that marks the edge of an area, like a field, a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it. ### part of speech noun (a boundary, boundaries) ### meaning for a pupil 1) A boundary is a line that marks the edge of an area, like a field, a country or a garden. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/B/boundary/#m1) 2) In cricket, the boundary is the edge of the field; hitting the ball over or to it scores 4 or 6 runs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/B/boundary/#m2) 3) Boundaries are limits on what is OK to do, like personal boundaries. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/B/boundary/#m3) ### sense in the lessons In the mystic school: In note 01 the first boundary is "not a wall, but a difference"; in note 04 the Godmother's answer to a rude visitor is "not a threat" but "a boundary". In the primary lessons: In maths, the boundary of a shape is its edge; its length is the perimeter. In geography, boundaries between countries or counties. In PSHE, setting boundaries keeps you safe. In cricket problems, boundaries are fours and sixes. Phrases: hit a boundary, cross the boundary, set boundaries, push the boundaries. ### examples - Then a boundary appeared. (note 01) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/B/boundary/#x1) - The place from which another boundary might someday appear. (note 01) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/B/boundary/#x2) - not as the boundary of the thinkable. (note 03) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/B/boundary/#x3) - It starts before anything had a name: first there was only possibility, with no edge, no centre and nobody watching, and then a boundary appeared — not a wall, but a difference. (lesson 001) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/B/boundary/#x4) - In the note, the boundary that appeared was "not a wall, but a difference". (lesson 001) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/B/boundary/#x5) - The river is the boundary between the two towns. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/B/boundary/#x6) - Stay inside the playground boundary. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/B/boundary/#x7) - He hit a boundary for four runs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/B/boundary/#x8) - The perimeter is the length of the boundary of a shape. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/B/boundary/#x9) - It's okay to set boundaries with friends. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/B/boundary/#x10) - The fence marks the boundary of our garden. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/B/boundary/#x11) - She scored 3 fours and 2 sixes, so 24 runs in boundaries. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/B/boundary/#x12) - The kids pushed the boundaries by staying up late. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/B/boundary/#x13) - Storks and pelicans flew after him in feathery bands, to accompany him to the boundaries of the garden. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/B/boundary/#x14) ### note Plural: boundaries (y → ies). Spelling trap: b-o-u-n-d-a-r-y (often misspelled "boundry"). In maths, "boundary" length = perimeter. ### In the corpora - ["Testing boundaries" means misbehaving on purpose to see what is allowed.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/15-behaviour-and-school-reports/10/) - [A boundary in a shared room has to be fair to both, so both can still reach the door.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/508-fighting-ignoring-each-other-and-sharing-a-room/32/) - [Most volcanoes sit along plate boundaries, either where plates pull apart or where one plate dives under another.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/geography/46-volcanoes-how-and-where/7/) - [A ball that crosses the boundary in the air scores 6; if it bounces or rolls over first, it scores 4.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/45-cricket-and-rugby-baseball-and-american-football/9/) - [He hath described a boundary upon the face of the waters, unto the confines of light and darkness.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.665/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «boundary» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/mysticism/B/boundary/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.