| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ 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
1. : going around : encircling
circumambient black lines that are intended … to reveal the construction of the picture — Clive Bell
2. : surrounding , encompassing : being on all sides
the circumambient air
the circumambient Unknown — C.D.Lewis