ambient
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bi adjective
1.
of the surrounding area or environment: The tape recorder picked up too many ambient noises. The temperature in the display case was 20° lower than the ambient temperature.
2.
completely surrounding; encompassing: the ambient air.
3.
creating a certain reaction or mood, often a subconscious one, by being wherever people tend to be: ambient advertising on a shopping cart.
4.
pertaining to or noting sounds that create a peaceful and relaxed atmosphere.
5.
pertaining to or noting close and constant social contact and communication fostered by the Internet or the use of digital devices: social-networking sites that enable ambient intimacy and awareness.
noun
6.
ambient music ( def 1 ).
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| —adj | |
| 1. | of or relating to the immediate surroundings: the ambient temperature was 15°C |
| 2. | creating a relaxing atmosphere: ambient music |
| —n | |
| 3. | informal ambient music |
| [C16: from Latin ambiēns going round, from ambīre, from | |
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Word Origin & History
ambient
1590s, "surrounding, encircling," from L. ambientem (nom. ambiens) "going round," prp. of ambire "to go around," from amb- "around" (see ambi-) + ire "go." The ground sense of "revolving" led to "encircling, lying all around."
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Medical Dictionary
ambient am·bi·ent (ām'bē-ənt)
adj.
Surrounding; encircling.
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Example sentences
And ocean ambient sound levels have been increasing, due to human-generated sounds, including an increase in commercial shipping.
Some head-voice singing and whistling through a looping pedal merged with ambient loops made at my barn.
The reading in the voltmeter should be within the range for the ambient temperature if no trouble exists.
The darker the screen, the darker you need the room ambient light to be.
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