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ambient

[ am-bee-uhnt ]

adjective

  1. of the surrounding area or environment: The temperature in the display case was 20° lower than the ambient temperature.

    Your voice mail picked up some ambient noise from airplanes and lawn mowers.

    The temperature in the display case was 20° lower than the ambient temperature.

  2. completely surrounding; enveloping:

    Many pollutants are present in ambient air in relatively low concentrations.

  3. creating a certain reaction or mood, often a subconscious one, by being wherever people tend to be:

    ambient advertising on a shopping cart.

  4. pertaining to or noting sounds that create a peaceful and relaxed atmosphere:

    I stream ambient ocean sounds to help me fall asleep.

  5. pertaining to or noting close and constant social contact and communication fostered by the internet or the use of digital devices:

    social media sites that enable ambient intimacy and awareness.



ambient

/ ˈæ³¾²úɪə²Ô³Ù /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the immediate surroundings

    the ambient temperature was 15°C

  2. creating a relaxing atmosphere

    ambient music

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. informal.
    ambient music
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ü²Ô·²¹³¾î€ƒb¾±Â·±ð²Ô³Ù adjective
  • ³Ü²Ô·²¹³¾î€ƒb¾±Â·±ð²Ô³Ù·ly adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ambient1

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Latin ambient- (stem of ²¹³¾²ú¾±Å§²Ô²õ, present participle of ²¹³¾²úÄ«°ù±ð “to go aroundâ€), equivalent to amb- ambi- + -i- “go†+ -ent- -ent
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ambient1

C16: from Latin ²¹³¾²ú¾±Å§²Ô²õ going round, from ²¹³¾²úÄ«°ù±ð, from ambi- + Ä«°ù±ð to go
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“We are taking readings almost every single hour, if not more than that. We have systems in here that are looking at the ambient temperatures, the ambient moisture,†Benedict said of the multimillion-dollar process.

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It is a piece of timeless beauty that leads into the ambient, contemporary love song “One Pillow,†featuring Estelle and Kassa Overall.

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At night in ambient light, it’s barely visible, competing with a canopy of stars.

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But something happened over the last five years where the band’s precise lane of ambient sadness and tensile rage hit a whole new generation right where it hurts.

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Balancing hooky dance-rock with more experimental forays into electronica and even ambient music, they pepper their lyrics with references to online relationships, chemical dependency and wry, self-aware humour.

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