GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Ambient , a. [L. ambiens, p. pr. of ambire to go around; amb- + ire to go.] Encompassing on all sides; circumfused; investing. “Ambient air.” Milton. “Ambient clouds.” Pope.
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   Ambient, n. Something that surrounds or invests; as, air . . . being a perpetual ambient.
   Sir H. Wotton.
   
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