| Main Entry: | ambient music |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a music genre that is mainly instrumental, featuring electronics and inconsistent beat and intended create a relaxing or peaceful atmosphere or mood |
| Example: | Ambient music is known by many names -- ambience, new age, experimental, chillout, mood music, world music -- and has variations like ambient techno and ambient trance. |
| Etymology: | based on ambient meaning 'surrounding' |
| Usage: | music |