English Explanatory Dictionary

ambulatory

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, relating to, or adapted to walking.
  2. Able to walk about and not bedridden.
  3. Performed on or involving an outpatient.
  4. Relating to ambulances.
  5. Accustomed to move from place to place; not stationary; movable.
  6. Not yet legally fixed or settled; alterable.
noun
  1. The semicircular walkway behind the altar and apse in many cathedrals.
  2. Any part of a building intended for walking in; a corridor.

Pronunciation

/ˈam.bjə.ləˌtoɹ.i/ /-bjʊ-/ en-us-ambulatory.ogg /ˌæm.bjəˈleɪ.tɹi/

Word forms

ambulatory more ambulatory most ambulatory ambulatories

Etymology

From Latin ambulatorius. By surface analysis, ambulate + -ory, or, by surface analysis, ambulator + -y.

Synonyms

astir up and about mobile ambulatory animate kinetic motile motive movable vagile

Related words

ambulate ambulation ambulator perambulation perambulator perambulatory out of bed

Derived words

ambulatorily ambulatory care nonambulatory
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