superambientadj.

Brit.

/ˌsuːpərˈambɪənt/,

/ˌsjuːpərˈambɪənt/, U.S.

/ˌsupərˈæmbiənt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: super- prefix, ambient adj.

Etymology: < super- prefix + ambient adj., perhaps after post-classical Latin superambient-, superambiens (1651 or earlier).

1. Of a fluid: that circulates or is situated above; overlying. Cf. circumambient adj.

ΚΠ

1661 T. Salusbury tr. Galileo Syst. World in Math. Coll. & Transl. I. 401 The surfaces of very vast Seas, which being also far remote from the continuate ledges of Mountains which environ it, seem to have no faculty of carrying the super-ambient Air [L. aërem incumbentem] along therewith.

1693 J. Beaumont Considerations Theory of Earth ii. 106 By what agitation..of the superambient Air can Waters be driven..for 450 Miles ascent?

1778 J. Carver Trav. N.-Amer. 133 The surface of the water, from the heat of the super-ambient air, impregnated with no small degree of warmth.

1822 S. Hibbert Descr. Shetland Islands 14 They are contained in a superambient fluid, which has left decided marks of having formerly covered the whole surface of the globe.

1875 Brit. Jrnl. Homœopathy 33 67 It is not difficult to imagine the nature of the superambient atmosphere under a summer sun.

1906 Amer. Naturalist 40 82 They are both bottom dwellers of necessity, although they take occasional excursions into the superambient water.

2005 A. Pentecost Travertine v. 83 The superambient waters at Matlock Bath have been tritium-dated at about 20 yr.

2. Of a physical quantity: greater than in the immediate surroundings; greater than the general level in the environment.

ΚΠ

1949 U.S. Patent 2,487,176 2 Discharging the residual exhaust gas from the chamber at super-ambient pressure.

1967 Science 21 July 309/2 The conductivities were reproducible..to 10 percent at superambient temperatures.

2004 Plant Physiol. 135 1818/2 Increasing of the energy state by superambient oxygen concentrations allows the seeds to compete more strongly for available assimilates.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	superambient
释义	superambientadj. Brit. /ˌsuːpərˈambɪənt/, /ˌsjuːpərˈambɪənt/, U.S. /ˌsupərˈæmbiənt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: super- prefix, ambient adj. Etymology: < super- prefix + ambient adj., perhaps after post-classical Latin superambient-, superambiens (1651 or earlier). 1. Of a fluid: that circulates or is situated above; overlying. Cf. circumambient adj. ΚΠ 1661 T. Salusbury tr. Galileo Syst. World in Math. Coll. & Transl. I. 401 The surfaces of very vast Seas, which being also far remote from the continuate ledges of Mountains which environ it, seem to have no faculty of carrying the super-ambient Air [L. aërem incumbentem] along therewith. 1693 J. Beaumont Considerations Theory of Earth ii. 106 By what agitation..of the superambient Air can Waters be driven..for 450 Miles ascent? 1778 J. Carver Trav. N.-Amer. 133 The surface of the water, from the heat of the super-ambient air, impregnated with no small degree of warmth. 1822 S. Hibbert Descr. Shetland Islands 14 They are contained in a superambient fluid, which has left decided marks of having formerly covered the whole surface of the globe. 1875 Brit. Jrnl. Homœopathy 33 67 It is not difficult to imagine the nature of the superambient atmosphere under a summer sun. 1906 Amer. Naturalist 40 82 They are both bottom dwellers of necessity, although they take occasional excursions into the superambient water. 2005 A. Pentecost Travertine v. 83 The superambient waters at Matlock Bath have been tritium-dated at about 20 yr. 2. Of a physical quantity: greater than in the immediate surroundings; greater than the general level in the environment. ΚΠ 1949 U.S. Patent 2,487,176 2 Discharging the residual exhaust gas from the chamber at super-ambient pressure. 1967 Science 21 July 309/2 The conductivities were reproducible..to 10 percent at superambient temperatures. 2004 Plant Physiol. 135 1818/2 Increasing of the energy state by superambient oxygen concentrations allows the seeds to compete more strongly for available assimilates. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1661
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