Ambient
Pronunciation : Am"bi*ent
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. ambiens, p. pr. of ambire to go around; amb- + ire to go.]
Definition : Defn: Encompassing on all sides; circumfused; investing. "Ambient air." Milton. "Ambient clouds." Pope.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Am"bi*ent
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: Something that surrounds or invests; as, air . . . being a perpetual ambient. Sir H. Wotton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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