adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ s ə r-k ə m- ' am-b ē - ə nt
Function: adjective
Etymology: Late Latin circumambient-, circumambiens, present participle of circumambire to surround in a circle, from Latin circum- + ambire to go around ― more at AMBIENT
Date: 1633
: being on all sides : ENCOMPASSING
– cir · cum · am · bi · ent · ly adverb