Definition of circumambient in English:
circumambient
adjective ˌsəːkəmˈambɪəntˌsərkəmˈæmbiənt
literary, formal Surrounding.
Example sentencesExamples
- The narrative specifically dates the heroine's illness (and thus all the circumambient events) as 1829.
- He skilfully evokes the battles through circumambient sound.
- It was autonomous: unnatural rules govern it that did not exist in the circumambient world.
- Some 30 by 20 km in area, the Causse Méjean is like an island, sharply defined by circumambient canyons.
- It's a voice that does something physical to me, that jumps out of the circumambient air.
Synonyms
neighbouring, nearby, near, neighbourhood, local
Derivatives
noun
literary, formal The positiveness of the colors becomes resolved in the circumambience of light.
Example sentencesExamples
- Awareness of the proximity of the shifting tide-line and the littoral circumambience had much to do with it.
- In the midst of all the dismal circumambience we still can have hope and can afford to smile.
- With the circumambience of vast grassland, the heavenly lake is also a fairyland for yaks, sheep, horses, and other wild animals wandering around.
- Around this hall the path of circumambience is also built.
Definition of circumambient in US English:
circumambient
adjectiveˌsərkəmˈæmbiəntˌsərkəmˈambēənt
literary, formal Surrounding.
he could not see them clearly by reason of the circumambient water
Example sentencesExamples
- It's a voice that does something physical to me, that jumps out of the circumambient air.
- The narrative specifically dates the heroine's illness (and thus all the circumambient events) as 1829.
- It was autonomous: unnatural rules govern it that did not exist in the circumambient world.
- He skilfully evokes the battles through circumambient sound.
- Some 30 by 20 km in area, the Causse Méjean is like an island, sharply defined by circumambient canyons.
Synonyms
neighbouring, nearby, near, neighbourhood, local