| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Surrounding; inclosing or being on all sides; encompassing.[Websters]
2. Being surrounding. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Being ambient or environmental. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb circumambiently.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (circumambiently) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective circumambient.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "CIRCUMAMBIENT" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
| Note: Circumambient \Cir`cum*am"bi*ent\, adjective. [Prefix circum- ambient.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: CIRCUMAMBIENT
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Surrounding; encompassing; inclosing or being on all sides; used particularly of the air about the earth.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Adjective] ascribing to all aspects of; encompassing. (references) | 2: [Adverb] in a circumambient manner. (references) | 3: [Noun] the degree to which a thing is circumambient. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
