Meaning of AMBIT
| Pronunciation: | | 'ambit
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| | Definition: | | [n] an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power" |
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| | Synonyms: | | compass, orbit, range, reach, scope |
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| | See Also: | | approximate range, ballpark, confines, contrast, expanse, extent, gamut, horizon, internationalism, internationality, latitude, palette, pallet, purview, spectrum, sweep, view | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Am"bit\, n. [L. ambitus circuit, fr. ambire to go around.
See {Ambient}.]
Circuit or compass.
His great parts did not live within a small ambit.
--Milward.
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| | Definition: | | Algebraic Manipulation by Identity Translation (also claimed: "Acronym May Be Ignored Totally"). An early pattern-matching language, developed by C. Christensen of Massachusetts Computer Assocs in 1964, aimed at algebraic manipulation. [Sammet 1969, pp. 454-457]. |
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| | Related Terms: | | alentours, ambience, arena, bailiwick, beat, border, borderland, borderlands, circle, circuit, circumambiencies, circumjacencies, circumstances, compass, constituency, context, cycle, demesne, department, domain, dominion, entourage, environing circumstances, environment, environs, extension, extent, field, footing, full circle, gestalt, habitat, hemisphere, judicial circuit, jurisdiction, lap, loop, march, milieu, neighborhood, orb, orbit, outposts, outskirts, pale, perimeter, periphery, precinct, precincts, province, purlieus, purview, radius, reach, realm, revolution, round, round trip, rounds, scope, situation, sphere, sphere of influence, stamping ground, suburbs, surroundings, sweep, territory, total environment, tour, turf, turn, vantage, vicinage, vicinity, walk |
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