ambient 1 of 2

noun

Definition of ambientnext
as in environment
the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded observing how the survival techniques of primates vary with the ambient

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adjective

as in peripheral

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Recent Examples of ambient
Adjective
The ambient sound in his southwest Atlanta neighborhood was much quieter. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 26 July 2026 MorningLux for iOS measures ambient lux through the phone’s sensor and turns light exposure into a daily metric. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026 Eno—who has made millions during a career pioneering ambient music and producing artists from David Bowie to U2—is among the list of signatories. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 July 2026 Instead of harsh, ambient light sources, designers are using accent lamps, sconces, and task lighting to add softness. — Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for ambient
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambient
  1. environment
  2. peripheral
  3. atmosphere
  4. marginal
  5. climate
  6. tangential
  7. surround
  8. encompassing
Noun
  • How to Store Muffins and Quick Bread When storing yeast bread, the storage environment needs to be dry so the bread maintains the crusty exterior.
    — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2026
  • This is what Prada, in collaboration with 2x4, an environments and branding firm, has constructed around its flagship Fifth Avenue building this spring.
    — Lauren Sinclair, Curbed, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of environment
Adjective
  • Even in the third-person narration of Call of the Wild the dramatis personae of eccentric, infighting dogs overshadows the flat and peripheral human characters until Thornton appears.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Born from a collaboration between OpenAI and Work Louder, a peripheral maker best known for making retrofuturistic mechanical keyboards, the Codex Micro is a curious device.
    — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of peripheral
Noun
  • Smoke higher in the atmosphere will also start to spread farther east, especially this weekend.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • After launch, the glide vehicle separates from the rocket booster and travels through the atmosphere at speeds above Mach 5 while making course adjustments.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of atmosphere
Adjective
  • Morton said the academic gains from voucher programs have been marginal at best.
    — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Sometimes, even marginal annual gains can transform the entire production process and result in big savings.
    — Adrian Stelmach, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of marginal
Noun
  • Extreme heat in Europe is becoming increasingly frequent, evolving from a purely climate issue into an economic challenge.
    — , CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The threat from heat is expected to grow significantly as the climate warms.
    — Drew Kann, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of climate
Adjective
  • The fingertips add another layer of intelligence through tactile sensors that detect normal force, tangential shear force, and the precise location of contact.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026
  • There is significant worry about the status of Christian Pulisic’s calf, and there’s also a bit of tangential drama here for the Australians.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 19 June 2026
Definition of tangential
Noun
  • Kia America The X-Line SX’s available heated and ventilated seats, driver memory system, heated steering wheel, panoramic roof and surround-view camera would not have appeared in a mainstream subcompact SUV a few years ago.
    — Karl Brauer, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • One skyscraper amidst a sea of them, the Four Seasons San Francisco at Embarcadero blends in with its surrounds.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2026
Definition of surround
Adjective
  • Much more encompassing than detecting software code vulnerabilities .
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
  • But that changed in the 2000s, when post-op care became more encompassing after rearranging patients’ internal organs.
    — Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2026
Definition of encompassing

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