Definitions for: Ambient

[adj] completely enveloping; "the ambient air"; "ambient sound"; "the ambient temperature"

Webster (1913) Definition: Am"bi*ent, 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.

Am"bi*ent, n.
Something that surrounds or invests; as, air . . . being a
perpetual ambient. --Sir H. Wotton.

Synonyms: close