English Dictionary: ambient | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for ambient | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ambient \Am"bi*ent\, a. [L. ambiens, p. pr. of ambire to go around; amb- + ire to go.] Encompassing on all sides; circumfused; investing. [bd]Ambient air.[b8] --Milton. [bd]Ambient clouds.[b8] --Pope. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ambient \Am"bi*ent\, n. Something that surrounds or invests; as, air . . . being a perpetual ambient. --Sir H. Wotton. |