ambient

Definitions


[ˈambɪənt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- relating to the immediate surroundings of something
(e.g: the liquid is stored at below ambient temperature)

- relating to or denoting advertising that makes use of sites or objects other than the established media (e.g. by placing slogans on the back of bus tickets)


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Origin:
late 16th century: from French ambiant or Latin ambient- ‘going round’, from ambire




definition by Oxford Dictionaries