[f. LIMIT v. + -ING2.] That limits, in senses of the vb. Limiting angle (see quot. 1873). Limiting parallels (see quot. 1867).
1849. Ruskin, Sev. Lamps, vii. § 7. 192. It would be needful to accept some well known examples … for final and limiting authorities.
1864. Bowen, Logic, v. 131. The Condition … can always be expressed by a limiting adjective.
1865. M. Arnold, Ess. Crit., i. 33. Even with well-meant efforts of the practical spirit it [sc. criticism] must express dissatisfaction, if in the sphere of the ideal they seem impoverishing and limiting.
1867. Smyth, Sailor’s Word-bk., Limiting parallels, the parallels of latitude upon the earth’s surface, within which occultations of stars or planets by the moon are possible.
1873. W. Lees, Acoustics, II. iii. 53. In order that a ray may pass from a dense medium into a rarer, the angle of incidence must not exceed a certain limit,… this angle is called the limiting or critical angle of refraction.
1884. Bower & Scott, De Bary’s Phaner., 539. The limiting zone between the external cortex and the bast-layer.
