circumambient
[ sur-kuhm-am-bee-uhnt ]
/ ˌsɜr kəmˈæm bi ənt /
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adjective
surrounding; encompassing: circumambient gloom.
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Origin of circumambient
OTHER WORDS FROM circumambient
cir·cum·am·bi·ence, cir·cum·am·bi·en·cy, nouncir·cum·am·bi·ent·ly, adverbWords nearby circumambient
circulator, circulatory, circulatory system, circulus, circum-, circumambient, circumambulate, circumanal gland, circumbasal, circumbendibus, circumcenter
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British Dictionary definitions for circumambient
circumambient
/ (ˌsɜːkəmˈæmbɪənt) /
adjective
surrounding
Derived forms of circumambient
circumambience or circumambiency, nounWord Origin for circumambient
C17: from Late Latin circumambīre, from circum- + ambīre to go round
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