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Ambient

Ambient
(Science: ecology) describes the surrounding environment (especially temperature and pressure) of an object or experiment, in particular an environment which affects the object or experiment but is not affected by it.
Completely enveloping; the ambient air; ambient sound; the ambient temperature.Pertaining to the surrounding environment or prevailing conditions.


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