Dictionary Definition
ambience
Noun
1 a particular environment or surrounding
influence; "there was an atmosphere of excitement" [syn: atmosphere, ambiance]
2 the atmosphere of an environment [syn: ambiance]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Noun
- alternative spelling of ambiance
Extensive Definition
Ambient or ambience may refer to:
In science:
In mathematics:
In computing:
In music:
- Ambient music
- Ambient series a set of four albums produced/recorded by Brian Eno
- Virgin Ambient series, by Virgin Records
- Ambient (album), by the artist Moby
Other:
- Ambient Devices, a U.S. company
ambience in Japanese: アンビエント
ambience in Russian: Ambient (значения)
ambience in Slovak: Ambient
ambience in Urdu: محاصری
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
alentours, ambient, ambit, atmosphere, borderlands, circle, circuit, circumambiencies,
circumjacencies,
circumstances,
climate, compass, context, entourage, environing
circumstances, environment, environs, gestalt, habitat, medium, milieu, mise-en-scene, neighborhood, outposts, outskirts, perimeter, periphery, precincts, purlieus, situation, suburbs, surroundings, total
environment, vicinage,
vicinity