circumambient

[ sur-kuh m-am-bee-uh nt ]

/ ˌsɜr kəmˈæm bi ənt /

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adjective

surrounding; encompassing: circumambient gloom.

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Origin of circumambient

First recorded in 1625–35, circumambient is from the Late Latin word circumambient- (stem of circumambiēns). See circum-, ambient

Related formscir·cum·am·bi·ence, cir·cum·am·bi·en·cy, nouncir·cum·am·bi·ent·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for circumambient

As he smoked his favorite weed, the circumambient gray was as a smudge in the midst of a fruiting orange grove.
Edith and John|Franklin S. Farquhar
He clutched feebly at the circumambient darkness for expedients.
The Plattner Story and Others|H. G. Wells
“He knows it,” shouted Aristide with a delighted gesture which nearly cast Jean to the circumambient geese.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
Aristotle, that it is the ultimate superficies of the circumambient body, contiguous to that which it doth encompass.
Essays and Miscellanies|Plutarch

That must be a pernicious agitation of the circumambient atmosphere, which conduces not to the benefit of any individual.
Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 8, May 21, 1870|Various

British Dictionary definitions for circumambient

circumambient

/ (ˌsɜːkəmˈæmbɪənt) /

adjective

surrounding

Derived Formscircumambience or circumambiency, noun

Word Origin for circumambient

C17: from Late Latin circumambīre, from circum- + ambīre to go round

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