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circumambiency

circumambiency noun: the condition of being circumambient.

Noun

circumambiency (countable and uncountable, plural circumambiencies)

  1. The condition of being circumambient
    • ice receiveth its figure according unto the surface wherein it concreteth, or the circumambiency which conformeth it1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC

Forms of circumambiency

pluralcircumambiencies

Questions about circumambiency

What does circumambiency mean?
Circumambiency means the condition of being circumambient.
What part of speech is circumambiency?
Circumambiency is a noun.
What is the plural of circumambiency?
The plural of circumambiency is circumambiencies.

Words near circumambiency in the dictionary

  1. circumambiance
  2. circumambiances
  3. circumambience
  4. circumambiences
  5. circumambiencies
  6. circumambiency
  7. circumambient
  8. circumambiently
  9. circumambulate
  10. circumambulated
  11. circumambulates

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