Sekirov Dictionary

ambient

/ˈæm.bi.ənt/

adjective 4
noun 3
forms 3

adjective4

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Encompassing on all sides; surrounding; encircling; enveloping.
- A cup of warm tea eventually cools to the ambient temperature.
Relating to, or suitable for, storage at room temperature.
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Containing objects or describing a setting that one is interested in.
- As much of the work in determinacy must proceed without AC, ZF serves as the ambient theory for this section, and uses of AC will be explicitly noted, reversing the usual procedure. — 2008
Evoking or creating an atmosphere: atmospheric.

noun3

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Something that surrounds; encompassing material, substance or shape.
- Much after this same manner, when the Air is exceeding cold through which it passes; do we find the drops of Rain, falling from the Clouds, congealed into round Hail-stones by the freezing Ambient. — 1665
•
A type of modern music that creates a relaxing and peaceful atmosphere.
- Ambient can be flabby synth mulch that needs to access cyberism and external philosophies to convince you you're not being scammed. — 1996
•
The atmosphere; the surrounding air or sky; atmospheric components collectively such as air, clouds, water vapour, hail, etc.
- It might be also, that attracted by that great void Vacuum ... all the ambients would be rarified, and particularly, the air. — 1662

forms

ambients · more ambient · most ambient

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