circumambient
51peripheral — adj 1. peripheric, perimetric, circumferential, outlinear, outlying, outer, on the edge, on the rim, marginal; surrounding, circumjacent, circumscribing, circumspective, encircling; ambient, circumambient, environing, circumfluent. 2. superficial …
52surrounding — n 1. perimeter, enclosure, belt, border. See surround(def. 3). 2. surroundings environs, neighborhood, vicinity, vicinage, region, area, locale, district, section; environment, habitat, setting, Fr. mise en scene. scene, entourage, milieu,… …
53circum- — comb. form round, about, around, used: 1 adverbially (circumambient; circumfuse). 2 prepositionally (circumlunar; circumocular). Etymology: from or after L circum prep. = round, about …
54cir|cum|am|bi|en|cy — «SUR kuhm AM bee uhn see», noun. 1. circumambient quality or condition. 2. that which encompasses; surroundings. 3. a going about; circuitous motion. 4. Obsolete. circumambience …
