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am·bit
(ăm′bĭt)n.
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)n
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 | 1. |  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"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" 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 |
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ambit
noun range, reach, sweep, extent, scope, radius medicines which fall outside the ambit of the price-fixing agreement
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ambit
noun1. A line around a closed figure or area:
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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 fto 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
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