ambi-

American  

1. a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin, meaning “both” (ambiguous ) and “around” (ambient ); used in the formation of compound words.

   ambitendency.

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ambi- British  

combining form

1. indicating both

   ambidextrous

   ambivalence

   ambiversion

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Etymology

Origin of ambi-

< Latin; akin to Greek amphí, Albanian mbë, Old Irish imb, imb-, Welsh, Old Breton am, am- (variant em- ), Gaulish amb ( i )- ( embassy ), Old High German umbi (> German um ), Old English ymb ( e )-, Sanskrit abhí-tas around. amphi-

Example Sentences

“Even a child could clear a dinner table,” said Goldberg, who is also chief scientist at Ambi Robotics and Jacobi Robotics.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Humanoids perhaps solve some specific problems, but it might not be as big of a market in the near term as everyone thinks it is,” Jeff Mahler, chief technology officer at Ambi Robotics, which makes package-sorting robots.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ambi Ambituuni's daughter currently uses the 85 bus operated by National Express to travel between her home in Coventry and her school in Rugby - journeys costing £165 a term.

From BBC

Paisley motifs: Paisley, also known as “mango” or “ambi,” is a distinctive teardrop-shaped motif commonly used in Indian block printing.

From Seattle Times

She is serious about the virus: Both she and Wayne limited their travel, they took breaks from work - Myrtie was about to take a long-term substitute teacher job, Wayne picked up mail for AMBI.

From Washington Times