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am·bit

(ăm′bĭt)

1. Sphere or scope, as of influence. See Synonyms at range.

2. Archaic An external boundary; a circuit.

[Latin ambitus, from past participle of ambīre, to go around; see ambient.]

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ambit

(ˈæmbɪt)

1. scope or extent

2. limits, boundary, or circumference

[C16: from Latin ambitus a going round, from ambīre to go round, from ambi- + īre to go]

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am•bit

(ˈæm bɪt)

n.

1. a circumference; circuit.

2. a boundary; limit.

3. a sphere of operation or influence; scope.

[1350–1400; < Latin ambitus, derivative of ambi-, variant s. of ambīre (see ambient)]

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Noun

ambit - an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "a piano has a greater range than the human voice"; "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"

range, scope, reach, compass, orbit

extent - the distance or area or volume over which something extends; "the vast extent of the desert"; "an orchard of considerable extent"

approximate range, ballpark - near to the scope or range of something; "his answer wasn't even in the right ballpark"

confines - a bounded scope; "he stayed within the confines of the city"

contrast - the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness)

internationality, internationalism - quality of being international in scope; "he applauded the internationality of scientific terminology"

latitude - scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction

purview, horizon, view - the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated; "It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge"

expanse, sweep - a wide scope; "the sweep of the plains"

gamut - a complete extent or range: "a face that expressed a gamut of emotions"

spectrum - a broad range of related objects or values or qualities or ideas or activities

palette, pallet - the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art

ambit

noun range, reach, sweep, extent, scope, radius medicines which fall outside the ambit of the price-fixing agreement

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

ambit

noun

1. A line around a closed figure or area:

circuit, circumference, compass, perimeter, periphery.

2. An area within which something or someone exists, acts, or has influence or power:

compass, extension, extent, orbit, purview, range, reach, realm, scope, sphere, sweep, swing.

Translations

Bereich

ambit

[ˈæmbɪt] N → ámbito m
within the ambit of → dentro del or en el ámbito de

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

ambit

[ˈæmbɪt] (formal) n (= scope) → étendue f
to be within the ambit of sth, to fall within the ambit of sth → relever de qch
to be outside the ambit of sth, to fall outside the ambit of sth → ne pas être du ressort de qch

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

ambit

n → Bereich m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

ambit

[ˈæmbɪt] n (frm) → ambito

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