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Synonyms for ambient
Synonyms: Noun
atmosphere, climate, clime, context, contexture, environment, environs, medium, milieu, mise-en-scène, setting, surround, surroundings, terrain
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Examples of ambient in a Sentence
Adjective
Keep the chemicals at an ambient temperature of 70°F. the bright ambient light of the room People shopped as ambient music played in the background.Noun
observing how the survival techniques of primates vary with the ambient
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And Dell says the new design actually improves airflow, with ambient temps dropping four percent on average. — Sean Hollister, The Verge, "Alienware Aurora R9 and G5 5090 are Dell’s new bang-for-the-buck gaming PCs," 19 Aug. 2019 Other artists in the festival's lineup will include pop newcomer Gregory Dillon and ambient pop producer Magda. — Stephen Daw, Billboard, "Slayyyter, Mykki Blanco, Aja & More Announced for Bushwig 2019 Lineup: Exclusive," 7 Aug. 2019 And within a few years, so will HIRAX: an array of dishes in South Africa, Botswana and Rwanda that will hunt FRBs in an environment free from ambient radio signals. — Joshua Sokol, WIRED, "Astronomers Think They Can Explain Mysterious Cosmic Bursts," 10 Mar. 2019 The majority of fungi grow well in ambient temperatures but only a small percentage can tolerate our body temperature. — Sanya Mansoor, Time, "Deadly Fungal Infection Emerged Because of Global Warming, Study Says," 24 July 2019 Pictures and videos look particularly crisp thanks to an ambient light sensor that adapts the screen brightness and warmth to match the room. — courant.com, "CNET: The best smart displays of 2019," 3 July 2019 The add-ons ranged from a trailer hitch ($1,168) to ambient interior lighting ($3,036) to full leather upholstery ($3,157) with heated and cooled front seats ($631). — San Diego Union-Tribune, "650-hp Lamborghini Urus is all beef, no bull," 14 July 2019 Despite being just 1-2% of the strength of daylight, this ambient level of incandescent home lighting can have 50% of the melatonin-suppressing influence within the brain. — Mayo Oshin, Quartzy, "Five scientifically proven ways to fall asleep faster," 19 June 2019 The ring of white puffy clouds at the base of the column might be a sign of ambient air being drawn into the column and the condensation of water vapor. — Fox News, "Raikoke volcano seen erupting in incredible image from space," 25 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The bad: No design changes to help them fit more ears securely; their sound hasn’t improved, and their open design allows for a lot of ambient noise to leak in. — SFChronicle.com, "Best wireless headphones for making calls," 6 Sep. 2019 Others were treated to a playlist featuring hawk sounds and largely silent ambient noise. — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, "Squirrels Eavesdrop on Birds to Check If Danger Has Passed," 6 Sep. 2019 And there is just a lot of ambient cabin noise, including from the 20-inch Continental all-season tires. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Honda Passport: off-road ready, city-smart," 11 Aug. 2019 Nearly all of the up-for-it crowd was seated by 8 p.m. and cheered each ambient guitar noise and fog machine blast that came from the enormous stage, which was ringed by a massive lighted crown inspired by Queen’s logo. — Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, "Queen + Adam Lambert bask in post-‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ glow at high-energy X show," 10 Aug. 2019 New AirPods Apple is said to be working on new AirPods that come with noise-canceling technology to drown out ambient noise. — Don Reisinger, Fortune, "Apple Sends Invites to Sept. 10 Event. Here’s What to Expect," 29 Aug. 2019 His paper on the disability-rights aspects of ambient noise was presented at a recent meeting of the Acoustical Society of America. — Joyce Cohen, Twin Cities, "For those with hearing impairments, restaurant noise isn’t just an irritation. It’s discrimination," 22 June 2019 Beginning this fall, Apple Watch will track your activity trends over time, help protect your hearing by alerting you to harmful levels of ambient noise, and allow users to track their menstrual cycles. — Robbie Gonzalez, WIRED, "The Apple Watch Is Now the Control Center for Your Health," 4 June 2019 The Simgot earbuds do a good job sealing out ambient sounds, while the AirPods do not – they were never meant to. — Jim Rossman, The Seattle Times, "Tech review: Simgot in-ear monitors offer great sound and a great price," 13 Apr. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ambient.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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