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ambit - 4 dictionary results

am⋅bit

[am-bit]
–noun
1. circumference; circuit.
2. boundary; limit.
3. a sphere of operation or influence; range; scope: the ambit of such an action.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L ambitus a going around, equiv. to amb- ambi- + itus a going (i- (s. of īre to go) + -tus suffix of v. action)
am·bit   (ām'bĭt)   
n.  
  1. An external boundary; a circuit.
  2. Sphere or scope. See Synonyms at range.

[Latin ambitus, from past participle of ambīre, to go around; see ambient.]

Ambit

Am"bit\, n. [L. ambitus circuit, fr. ambire to go around. See Ambient.] Circuit or compass.

His great parts did not live within a small ambit. --Milward.
Language Translation for : ambit
Spanish: claustro,
German: der Kreuzgang,
Japanese: 回廊

AMBIT language
Algebraic Manipulation by Identity Translation (also claimed: "Acronym May Be Ignored Totally").
An early pattern-matching language, developed by C. Christensen of Massachusetts Computer Assocs in 1964, aimed at algebraic manipulation.
[Sammet 1969, pp. 454-457].
(1994-12-08)

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