ambient
pronunciation
How to pronounce ambient in British English:
UK [ˈæmbiənt]
How to pronounce ambient in American English:
US [ˈæmbiənt]
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- Adjective:
- completely enveloping
Word Origin
- ambient (adj.)
- 1590s, "surrounding, encircling," from Latin ambientem (nominative ambiens) "going round," present participle of ambire "to go around," from amb- "around" (see ambi-) + ire "go" (see ion). The ground sense of "revolving" led to "encircling, lying all around."
Example
- 1. Over that time span , ambient noise levels went up .
- 2. It is entirely powered by ambient energy .
- 3. For other ambient sound patterns , low-tech may be the better bet .
- 4. Many of the most ambitious artisan german and austrian winemakers try to make their best wines using ambient yeasts only .
- 5. A combination of a strong directional light and a weaker ambient light gives a natural-looking appearance to your scene .