ambient temperature

[ am-bee-uhnt tem-per-uh-cher, -choor, -pruh-, -per-cher ]

noun

1. the temperature of the air at a given time and in a particular place or circumstance: Compare room temperature ( def ).

   The common frog shifts its periods of activity to compensate for high or low ambient temperatures.

   Servers and other equipment that cannot cool themselves depend on a well-managed ambient temperature for optimum performance.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ambient temperature¹

First recorded in 1810–15

Example Sentences

DeMel adds that long-haired cats can be shaved or get haircuts during the summer months if the indoor ambient temperature is high; however, if the cats are kept cool, this is often not needed, because most cats do not tolerate haircuts well without being sedated by a veterinarian.

From Los Angeles Times

The estimate is that for every degree-Fahrenheit rise in ambient temperature, your refrigerator uses 2 to 2½ percent more energy.

From Slate

DeMel adds that long-haired cats can be shaved or get haircuts during the summer months if the indoor ambient temperature is high; however, if the cats are kept cool, this is often not needed, because most cats do not tolerate haircuts well without being sedated by a veterinarian.

From Los Angeles Times

The model takes in information such as the ambient temperature, the average size of ice crystals, and the estimated mass of ice in the region, and calculates how much the ice is deforming by dislocation creep versus grain boundary sliding.

From Science Daily

The scientists fed into the model actual observations from various locations across the Antarctic Ice Sheet, where others had previously recorded data such as the local height of ice, the size of ice crystals, and the ambient temperature.

From Science Daily