ambit

am·bit

A0243400 (ăm′bĭt)n.1. Sphere or scope, as of influence. See Synonyms at range.2. Archaic An external boundary; a circuit.

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[Latin ambitus, from past participle of ambīre, to go around; see ambient.]

ambit

(ˈæmbɪt) n1. scope or extent2. limits, boundary, or circumference[C16: from Latin ambitus a going round, from ambīre to go round, from ambi- + īre to go]

am•bit

(ˈæm bɪt)

n. 1. a circumference; circuit. 2. a boundary; limit. 3. a sphere of operation or influence; scope. [1350–1400; < Latin ambitus, derivative of ambi-, variant s. of ambīre (see ambient)]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ambit - an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "a piano has a greater range than the human voice"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power"range, scope, reach, compass, orbitextent - the distance or area or volume over which something extends; "the vast extent of the desert"; "an orchard of considerable extent"approximate range, ballpark - near to the scope or range of something; "his answer wasn't even in the right ballpark"confines - a bounded scope; "he stayed within the confines of the city"contrast - the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness)internationality, internationalism - quality of being international in scope; "he applauded the internationality of scientific terminology"latitude - scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restrictionpurview, horizon, view - the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated; "It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge"expanse, sweep - a wide scope; "the sweep of the plains"gamut - a complete extent or range: "a face that expressed a gamut of emotions"spectrum - a broad range of related objects or values or qualities or ideas or activitiespalette, pallet - the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art

ambit

noun range, reach, sweep, extent, scope, radius medicines which fall outside the ambit of the price-fixing agreement

ambit

noun1. A line around a closed figure or area:circuit, circumference, compass, perimeter, periphery.2. An area within which something or someone exists, acts, or has influence or power:compass, extension, extent, orbit, purview, range, reach, realm, scope, sphere, sweep, swing.

Translations

Bereich