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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]
AMBIT
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].
(1994-12-08)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Ambit \Am"bit\, n. [L. ambitus circuit, fr. ambire to go around.
See Ambient.]
Circuit or compass.
[1913 Webster]
His great parts did not live within a small ambit.
--Milward.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Ambit \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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
ambit
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" [syn: scope, range, reach, orbit,
compass]
From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
ambit
Αγγλικά n.
εύρος, όρια, εύρος επιρροής
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
ambit
n.
1 (lb en by extension)
2 # The extent of actions, thought#Noun, or the meaning#Noun of
word#Noun, etc.
3 # The area or sphere of control#Noun and influence#Noun of
something.
4 (lb en archaic) The boundary around a building, town, region, etc.
5 (lb en archaic rare) The circumference of something
circular#Adjective; also, an arc#Noun; a circuit, an orbit#Noun.
6 (lb en obsolete) ''Chiefly in the (glossary: plural) form''
'''ambits''': the open space surround#Verb a building#Noun, town, etc.;
the grounds#Noun or precincts of a place#Noun.
Polish n.
1 (lb pl architecture) ambulatory
2 (lb pl architecture) retrochoir
3 (lb pl archaic) ambition
4 (lb pl archaic architecture) cloister
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
ambit
n.
1 (lb en by extension)
2 # The extent of actions, thought#Noun, or the meaning#Noun of
word#Noun, etc.
3 # The area or sphere of control#Noun and influence#Noun of
something.
4 (lb en archaic) The boundary around a building, town, region, etc.
5 (lb en archaic rare) The circumference of something
circular#Adjective; also, an arc#Noun; a circuit, an orbit#Noun.
6 (lb en obsolete) ''Chiefly in the (glossary: plural) form''
'''ambits''': the open space surround#Verb a building#Noun, town, etc.;
the grounds#Noun or precincts of a place#Noun.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
ambit
n.
1 (lb en by extension)
2 # The extent of actions, thought#Noun, or the meaning#Noun of
word#Noun, etc.
3 # The area or sphere of control#Noun and influence#Noun of
something.
4 (lb en archaic) The boundary around a building, town, region, etc.
5 (lb en archaic rare) The circumference of something
circular#Adjective; also, an arc#Noun; a circuit, an orbit#Noun.
6 (lb en obsolete) ''Chiefly in the (glossary: plural) form''
'''ambits''': the open space surround#Verb a building#Noun, town, etc.;
the grounds#Noun or precincts of a place#Noun.
Polish n.
1 (lb pl architecture) ambulatory
2 (lb pl architecture) retrochoir
3 (lb pl archaic) ambition
4 (lb pl archaic architecture) cloister
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
ambit
n.
1 (lb en by extension)
2 # The extent of actions, thought#Noun, or the meaning#Noun of
word#Noun, etc.
3 # The area or sphere of control#Noun and influence#Noun of
something.
4 (lb en archaic) The boundary around a building, town, region, etc.
5 (lb en archaic rare) The circumference of something
circular#Adjective; also, an arc#Noun; a circuit, an orbit#Noun.
6 (lb en obsolete) ''Chiefly in the (glossary: plural) form''
'''ambits''': the open space surround#Verb a building#Noun, town, etc.;
the grounds#Noun or precincts of a place#Noun.
Polish n.
1 (lb pl architecture) ambulatory
2 (lb pl architecture) retrochoir
3 (lb pl archaic) ambition
4 (lb pl archaic architecture) cloister
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Ambit /ˈambɪt/
النّطاق
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
ambit //ˈæmbɪt//
1. сфера на влияние
area or sphere of control and influence of something
2. граница, обиколка, окръжение
boundary around a building, town, region, etc.
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
ambit /ˈambɪt/
obvod
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
ambit /ˈambɪt/
hranice
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
ambit /ˈambɪt/
Geltungsbereich
Note: von etw.
Synonyms: scope, range of validity/application
see: scopes, ambits
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
ambit /ˈambɪt/
1. környék
2. hatáskör
3. kiterjedés
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
ambit /ˈambɪt/
1. çevre, muhit, etraf.
From Lenga d'òc - Català FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:oci-cat ]
ambit
àmbit
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
76 Moby Thesaurus words for "ambit":
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
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
n. 周围,范围,境界;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 周围,范围,境界,界限
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