frontière

Definitions of frontière
  1. noun
    the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
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    bord, délimitation
    a line that indicates a boundary
    limite
    an archaic term for a boundary
    bord
    the boundary of a surface
    bout, fin
    a boundary marking the extremities of something
    délimitation, limite
    the boundary of a specific area
    contour
    the line that appears to bound an object
    surface
    the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object
    bord, marge
    the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something
    palais
    the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities
    côté, face
    a surface forming part of the outside of an object
    bord
    the edge of a steep place
    ciel, firmament
    the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
    bout, extrémité
    the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object
    dedans, intérieur
    the inner or enclosed surface of something
    silhouette
    an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow)
    extérieur
    the outer side or surface of something
    horizon, profil, silhouette
    the outline of objects seen against the sky
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    extrémité, extrême
    the outermost or farthest region or point
  2. noun
    a line determining the limits of an area
    synonyms: bord
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    bord, marge
    the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
    périphérie
    the outside boundary or surface of something
    accotement, bord
    a region marking a boundary
    borne supérieure
    (mathematics) a number equal to or greater than any other number in a given set
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    ligne
    a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
  3. noun
    an archaic term for a boundary
    synonyms: limite
  4. noun
    a line that indicates a boundary
    synonyms: bord, délimitation
  5. noun
    the greatest possible degree of something
    synonyms: limite
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    étendue
    the distance or area or volume over which something extends
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