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ambient temperature
[ am-bee-uhnt tem-per-uh-cher, -choor, -pruh-, -per-cher ]
noun
- 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.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ambient temperature1
First recorded in 1810–15
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Example Sentences
Thus it probably was at the ambient temperature of the launch site.
From Project Gutenberg
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