AMBIENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ambient mean? 

• AMBIENT (adjective)
  The adjective AMBIENT has 1 sense:

1. completely enveloping

  Familiarity information: AMBIENT used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AMBIENT (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Completely enveloping

Context example:

the ambient temperature

Similar:

close (at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other)

Derivation:

ambience (a particular environment or surrounding influence)

 Context examples 

Testing the device's characteristics when subjected to variations of ambient light within its surroundings.

(Device Light Testing Evaluation Method, Food and Drug Administration)

At temperatures above -78.5 degrees C and ambient pressure, it changes directly to a gas as it absorbs heat.

(Dry Ice, NCI Thesaurus)

A sterilization process that uses chlorine dioxide at ambient temperatures to kill microorganisms.

(Chlorine Dioxide Sterilization, NCI Thesaurus)

It has been identified in surface and drinking water, ambient air, exhaust emissions, smoke of cigarettes and cigars, and in smoked foods and edible aquatic organisms.

(Anthracene, NCI Thesaurus)

Sample is stored at ambient conditions and not tested immediately.

(Ambient Delayed Testing, Food and Drug Administration)

Issue associated with compromised device-performance at the ambient room temperature.

(Ambient Temperature Issue in Medical Device Environment, Food and Drug Administration)

Issue associated with the visibility, odor, or toxicity of an ambient vapor or gas which affects the operation of the device.

(Fume or Vapor in Medical Device Environment, Food and Drug Administration)

The percentage of ambient moisture of a living space.

(Housing Humidity, NCI Thesaurus)

Issue associated with the device producing unintended temperatures (for issues related to environmental/ambient temperatures refer to code C63307).

(Medical Device Temperature Issue, Food and Drug Administration)

A solution or suspension that is hydrophobic, soluble in organic solvents, and liquid at ambient temperature.

(Oil Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)