Ambient
adjective
Related to the immediate surroundings of something or someone.
The ambient temperature in the room was very comfortable.
Often appears as...
- ambient temperature
- ambient lighting
adjective
Relating to music that creates an atmosphere or mood rather than having a clear structure.
The restaurant played soft ambient music to enhance the dining experience.
Often appears as...
- ambient music
- ambient sound
adjective
Used to express the surrounding environment or situation that something exists in.
She studied the ambient social environment to understand how various factors influenced behavior.
Often appears as...
- ambient pressure
- ambient conditions
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Related to the immediate surroundings of something or someone.
The ambient temperature in the room was very comfortable.
Often appears as...
- ambient temperature
- ambient lighting
adjective
Relating to music that creates an atmosphere or mood rather than having a clear structure.
The restaurant played soft ambient music to enhance the dining experience.
Often appears as...
- ambient music
- ambient sound
adjective
Used to express the surrounding environment or situation that something exists in.
She studied the ambient social environment to understand how various factors influenced behavior.
Often appears as...
- ambient pressure
- ambient conditions
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Environmental conditions
Ambient often describes conditions like temperature or light affecting an area.
He adjusted the ambient light to make the room cozier.
Pro Tip 2/3No direct impact
'Ambient' suggests indirect influence, not a direct intervention.
The ambient sounds from the street drifted into the quiet office.
Pro Tip 3/3Perception enhancer
Ambient elements change the feel of a place without dominating attention.
The ambient background chatter made the cafe feel vibrant.
Pro Tip 1/3Environmental conditions
Ambient often describes conditions like temperature or light affecting an area.
He adjusted the ambient light to make the room cozier.
Pro Tip 2/3No direct impact
'Ambient' suggests indirect influence, not a direct intervention.
The ambient sounds from the street drifted into the quiet office.
Pro Tip 3/3Perception enhancer
Ambient elements change the feel of a place without dominating attention.
The ambient background chatter made the cafe feel vibrant.
Pro Tip 1/3Environmental conditions
Ambient often describes conditions like temperature or light affecting an area.
He adjusted the ambient light to make the room cozier.
Pro Tip 2/3No direct impact
'Ambient' suggests indirect influence, not a direct intervention.
The ambient sounds from the street drifted into the quiet office.
Pro Tip 3/3Perception enhancer
Ambient elements change the feel of a place without dominating attention.
The ambient background chatter made the cafe feel vibrant.
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Beyond the edge of the...
phones now you kill phones probably better than what we use this is a picture taken of a black smoker with flashlights then we turned out the lights on the submarine and took a picture this is ambient light on the sea floor so there is light on the sea floor its life in the deep ocean and we think
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The Mermaid Myth PIPE Nat...
springs and I would sort of just drift down there behind them and be very patient and wait until they allowed me into their world you know photographically I was shooting at very very high speeds this is right around sunset so there's very little ambient light I'm shooting it maybe
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Beam: The Glastonbury...
during the day the soundscape changes so in the morning it's very calm relaxed and ambient and as there's more energy in the day as well as in the Beehive the triggers more sounds so in the morning we might have a cello or piano but in the afternoon we might have guitars
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Bird Feathers "Sing" PIPE...
claims to have identified the first bird species that creates singing sounds with the feathers of their wings deep in an ambient cloud forest this male club winged manikin is courting females Kimberley Bostwick at Cornell set out to prove that the bird was using its wing
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The beautiful tricks of...
above ambient temperature amazing and if you look down into it this is sort of down past the spadix the Flies get attracted by the heat which is boiling off volatile chemicals at little midges and they get trapped underneath in this container they drink
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Bird Feathers Sing PIPE...
claims to have identified the first bird species that creates singing sounds with the feathers of their wings deep in an ambient cloud forest this male club winged manikin is courting females Kimberley Bostwick at Cornell set out to
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You don't have to be an...
were attributable to household and ambient air pollution, with most occurring in low- and middle-income countries. Ambient air pollution alone causes more deaths each year than malaria and HIV/AIDS.
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David Kelley: The future...
You watch the video with superimposed graphics that indicate your depth and compass heading. The fluid graphics and ambient sounds combine to help you completely lose yourself underwater.)
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How human noise affects...
But when the ice is frozen solid, and there are no big temperature shifts or current changes, the underwater Arctic has some of the lowest ambient noise levels of the world's oceans.
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Antony Gormley: Sculpted...
and measured way in which life links us to the obligatory. But this is a space that is actually filled with people, disembodied voices, and out of that ambient environment,
Video examples
Beyond the edge of the...
phones now you kill phones probably better than what we use this is a picture taken of a black smoker with flashlights then we turned out the lights on the submarine and took a picture this is ambient light on the sea floor so there is light on the sea floor its life in the deep ocean and we think
Video examples
The Mermaid Myth PIPE Nat...
springs and I would sort of just drift down there behind them and be very patient and wait until they allowed me into their world you know photographically I was shooting at very very high speeds this is right around sunset so there's very little ambient light I'm shooting it maybe
Video examples
Beam: The Glastonbury...
during the day the soundscape changes so in the morning it's very calm relaxed and ambient and as there's more energy in the day as well as in the Beehive the triggers more sounds so in the morning we might have a cello or piano but in the afternoon we might have guitars
Video examples
Bird Feathers "Sing" PIPE...
claims to have identified the first bird species that creates singing sounds with the feathers of their wings deep in an ambient cloud forest this male club winged manikin is courting females Kimberley Bostwick at Cornell set out to prove that the bird was using its wing
Video examples
The beautiful tricks of...
above ambient temperature amazing and if you look down into it this is sort of down past the spadix the Flies get attracted by the heat which is boiling off volatile chemicals at little midges and they get trapped underneath in this container they drink
Video examples
Bird Feathers Sing PIPE...
claims to have identified the first bird species that creates singing sounds with the feathers of their wings deep in an ambient cloud forest this male club winged manikin is courting females Kimberley Bostwick at Cornell set out to
Video examples
You don't have to be an...
were attributable to household and ambient air pollution, with most occurring in low- and middle-income countries. Ambient air pollution alone causes more deaths each year than malaria and HIV/AIDS.
Video examples
David Kelley: The future...
You watch the video with superimposed graphics that indicate your depth and compass heading. The fluid graphics and ambient sounds combine to help you completely lose yourself underwater.)
Video examples
How human noise affects...
But when the ice is frozen solid, and there are no big temperature shifts or current changes, the underwater Arctic has some of the lowest ambient noise levels of the world's oceans.
Video examples
Antony Gormley: Sculpted...
and measured way in which life links us to the obligatory. But this is a space that is actually filled with people, disembodied voices, and out of that ambient environment,
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Quote examples
Richard Blackmore
English Poet
The mare set off for home with the speed of a swallow, and going as smoothly and silently. I never had dreamed of such a motion, fluent and graceful, and ambient, soft as the breeze flitting over the flowers, but swift as the summer lightening.
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James Righton
English Musician
I'd say dance is as relevant to us as, say, pop. It's as relevant as electronica, as relevant as ambient or experimental music. I wouldn't say it's something we spend more time on than any other genre.
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Bill Laswell
American Musician
If you listen to really deep ambient records that don't move too much, very still records, long after those records are finished, you might find yourself listening for hours to the sound of the room.
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Lupe Fiasco
American Musician
We weren't raised Muslim - we were born Muslim. I didn't go to a Muslim school, but it was just the theme song. It was ambient.
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Jeffrey Tate
English Musician
I had a sense of debt to the medical profession and to surgery particularly. I would not be as ambient as I am without it.
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Jonathan Nolan
British Writer
People are fascinated, for whatever reason, by human drama, and the idea that cameras are capturing ambient stories.
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Grimes
Canadian Musician
When I first started out, I was making really slow, psychedelic ambient music because it was all I could do.
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David Rose
American Musician
Ambient Devices develops a new generation of consumer electronic products.
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Steven Wilson
English Musician
You will hear ambient in our music. You will hear trip-hop.
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Jenny Zhang
Chinese Actress
Rage can be so common it turns ambient.
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Richard Blackmore
English Poet
The mare set off for home with the speed of a swallow, and going as smoothly and silently. I never had dreamed of such a motion, fluent and graceful, and ambient, soft as the breeze flitting over the flowers, but swift as the summer lightening.
Quote examples
James Righton
English Musician
I'd say dance is as relevant to us as, say, pop. It's as relevant as electronica, as relevant as ambient or experimental music. I wouldn't say it's something we spend more time on than any other genre.
Quote examples
Bill Laswell
American Musician
If you listen to really deep ambient records that don't move too much, very still records, long after those records are finished, you might find yourself listening for hours to the sound of the room.
Quote examples
Lupe Fiasco
American Musician
We weren't raised Muslim - we were born Muslim. I didn't go to a Muslim school, but it was just the theme song. It was ambient.
Quote examples
Jeffrey Tate
English Musician
I had a sense of debt to the medical profession and to surgery particularly. I would not be as ambient as I am without it.
Quote examples
Jonathan Nolan
British Writer
People are fascinated, for whatever reason, by human drama, and the idea that cameras are capturing ambient stories.
Quote examples
Grimes
Canadian Musician
When I first started out, I was making really slow, psychedelic ambient music because it was all I could do.
Quote examples
David Rose
American Musician
Ambient Devices develops a new generation of consumer electronic products.
Quote examples
Steven Wilson
English Musician
You will hear ambient in our music. You will hear trip-hop.
Quote examples
Jenny Zhang
Chinese Actress
Rage can be so common it turns ambient.
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