ambient temperature

American  

[am-bee-uhnt tem-per-uh-cher, -choor, -pruh-, -per-cher] / ˈæm bi ənt ˈtɛm pər ə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər, -prə-, -pər tʃər /

noun

1. the temperature of the air at a given time and in a particular place or circumstance.

   The common frog shifts its periods of activity to compensate for high or low ambient temperatures.

   Servers and other equipment that cannot cool themselves depend on a well-managed ambient temperature for optimum performance.

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Etymology

Origin of ambient temperature

First recorded in 1810–15

Example Sentences

Her complaints required an uneven temperature of the room, which was unfavorable for me.

From Poems With a Sketch of the Life and Experience of Annie R. Smith by Smith, Rebekah

Chills and muscular tremors may appear and the skin show uneven temperature.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

At present their bodies suffer by uneven temperature; they perspire down to the waist, and then freeze to the toe.

From Put Yourself in His Place by Reade, Charles

The uneven temperature as well as the character of the food was probably responsible for their deaths.

From Life History of the Kangaroo Rat by Vorhies, Charles Taylor