the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase
"In the phrase "a very loud noise," the adjective "very" has a limiting relationship to the noun phrase because it restricts the scope of how loud the noise is."
A limitation.
"The limiting factor in our project was the shortage of funding."
present participle of limit
"The limiting factor in our project was the shortage of skilled workers available during the winter months."
In plain English: To limit something means to stop it from growing bigger, stronger, or more powerful than you want it to be.
"The high cost is limiting our ability to travel abroad this year."
restricting the scope or freedom of action
"The new regulations are limiting our ability to expand operations into foreign markets."
strictly limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase
"the restrictive clause in `Each made a list of the books that had influenced him' limits the books on the list to only those particular ones defined by the clause"