English Explanatory Dictionary

circumambient

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Including all aspects of; encompassing.
  2. Surrounding.
adv
  1. In a circumambient manner.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-circumambient.wav

Word forms

circumambient more circumambient most circumambient

Etymology

From Latin circum (“around”) + ambiō, from amb- (“both side”) + eō (“go”), literally "go on both sides of". Synchronically circum- + ambient.

Related words

circumambience circumambiency circumambulate circumlocution circumnavigate

Derived words

circumambiently
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