[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

ambient \am"bient\, 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.
   1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

ambient \am"bient\, n.
   something that surrounds or invests; as, air . . . being a
   perpetual ambient. --sir h. wotton.
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

ambient
     adj : completely enveloping; "the ambient air"; "ambient sound";
           "the ambient temperature"

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

27 moby thesaurus words for "ambient":
   ambience, atmosphere, circling, circumambient, circumferential,
   circumflex, circumfluent, circumfluous, circumjacent, climate,
   embracing, encircling, enclosing, encompassing, enfolding,
   enveloping, environing, medium, milieu, mise-en-scene, neighboring,
   peripheral, roundabout, suburban, surrounding, surroundings,
   wrapping

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