| Subject | English | German |
| mining. | limit line | Markscheide |
| phys. | limit line | Grenzlinie (der Totalreflexion, of total reflection) |
| construct. | limit line | Begrenzungslinie |
| opt. | limit the height of the spectral line | die Höhe der Spektrallinie begrenzen |
| fenc. | warning line limit | Warnlinie |