ambient

1. 1.

   completely enveloping

   “the ambient air”

   “ambient sound”

   “the ambient temperature”

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Questions about ambient

What does ambient mean?

ambient means "completely enveloping".

How many syllables are in ambient?

ambient has 3 syllables: am-bi-ent. The stress falls on "am". In IPA it is /ˈæmbiənt/.

Is ambient a common word?

ambient is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.