cir|cum|am|bi|ent

cir|cum|am|bi|ent
cir|cum|am|bi|ent «SUR kuhm AM bee uhnt», adjective.
1. surrounding; encompassing; encircling: »

Her journal…bears on every page of it the traces of the Baroness and her circumambient influence (Lytton Strachey).

2. round about; circuitous: »

circumambient criticism.

cir´cum|am´bi|ent|ly, adverb.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • cir´cum|am´bi|ent|ly — cir|cum|am|bi|ent «SUR kuhm AM bee uhnt», adjective. 1. surrounding; encompassing; encircling: »Her journal…bears on every page of it the traces of the Baroness and her circumambient influence (Lytton Strachey). 2. round about; circuitous: » …   Useful english dictionary

  • cir|cum|flu|ent — «suhr KUHM flu uhnt», adjective. flowing around; surrounding. ╂[< Latin circumfluēns, entis, present participle of circumfluere overflow all around < circum around + fluere flow] …   Useful english dictionary

  • cir — cir; cir·caea; cir·ce·an; cir·cen·sian; cir·ci·nate; cir·ci·ter; cir·clet; cir·cuit·al; cir·cui·teer; cir·cuit·er; cir·cu·i·tion; cir·cuit·or; cir·cu·i·tous; cir·cu·i·ty; cir·cu·lant; cir·cu·lar·i·ty; cir·cu·lar·i·za·tion; cir·cu·lar·ize;… …   English syllables

  • circumambient — cir•cum•am•bi•ent [[t]ˌsɜr kəmˈæm bi ənt[/t]] adj. surrounding; encompassing • Etymology: 1625–35; < LL circumambient , s. of circumambiēns. See circum , ambient cir cum•am′bi•ence, cir cum•am′bi•en•cy, n …   From formal English to slang

  • Circumambient — Cir cum*am bi*ent, a. [Pref. circum + ambient.] Surrounding; inclosing or being on all sides; encompassing. The circumambient heaven. J. Armstrong. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • circumfluent — cir•cum•flu•ent [[t]sərˈkʌm flu ənt[/t]] adj. flowing around; encompassing • Etymology: 1570–80; < L circumfluent s. of circumfluēns < circumfluere to flow around. See circum , fluent cir•cum′flu•ous, adj …   From formal English to slang

  • circumfluent — cir·cum·flu·ent …   English syllables

  • flu — af·flu·ence; af·flu·ent·ly; cath·o·do·flu·o·res·cence; cir·cum·flu·ent; con·flu·ence; de·flu·vi·um; di·chlo·ro·di·flu·o·ro·methane; dif·flu·ence; dif·flu·ent; dif·flu·gia; ef·flu·ence; ef·flu·vi·um; flu; flu·ate; flu·a·vil; flu·el·lin;… …   English syllables

  • tal — ac·ci·den·tal·ism; ac·ci·den·tal·ist; ac·ci·den·tal·i·ty; ac·ci·den·tal·ly; ac·e·tal; ac·e·tal·ize; ac·mon·i·tal; ac·quit·tal; acrop·e·tal; ac·ti·no·my·ce·tal; ad·i·po·so·gen·i·tal; ad·rec·tal; adre·no·gen·i·tal; aer·odon·tal·gia; agres·tal;… …   English syllables

  • Circumfluent — Cir*cum flu*ent, Circumfluous Cir*cum flu*ous, a. [L. circumfluere, p. pr. of circumfluere; circum + fluere to flow; also L. circumfluus.] Flowing round; surrounding in the manner of a fluid. The deep, circumfluent waves. Pope. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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