ambient

/ˈæm.bi.ənt/

ÆM · bi · ənt (3 syllables)

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Definition

Encompassing on all sides; surrounding; encircling; enveloping.

Etymology

From Latin ambiēns (“going around”), from ambiō (“go around”).

Example Sentences

  • "A cup of warm tea eventually cools to the ambient temperature."
  • "This which yields or fills all space / The ambient air wide interfused"
  • "Then gazing up, a glorious Pile beheld, / VVhoſe tovv'ring Summit ambient Clouds conceal'd."
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