circumambient

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.3 Adverb 1.4 Noun 1.5 Related terms

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[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Adjective

circumambient (comparative more circumambient, superlative most circumambient)

1. ascribing to all aspects of; encompassing
2. surrounding

[edit] Adverb

circumambient (comparative more circumambient, superlative most circumambient)

1. in a circumambient manner

[edit] Noun

circumambience or circumambiency

1. the degree to which a thing is circumambient

[edit] Related terms

circumambulate

circumlocution

circumnavigate