ambit (redirected from ambits)

am·bit  (mbt)

n.

1. An external boundary; a circuit.

2. Sphere or scope. See Synonyms at range.

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[Latin ambitus, from past participle of ambre, to go around; see ambient.]

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ambit [ˈæmbɪt]

n

1. scope or extent

2. limits, boundary, or circumference

[from Latin ambitus a going round, from ambīre to go round, from ambi- + īre to go]

Thesaurus

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" range, scope, reach, compass, orbit 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" expanse, sweep - a wide scope; "the sweep of the plains" 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 palette, pallet - the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art

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ambit

noun range, reach, sweep, extent, scope, radius medicines which fall outside the ambit of the price-fixing agreement

Translations

ambit [ˈæmbɪt] N → ámbito m
within the ambit of → dentro del or en el ámbito de

ambit [ˈæmbɪt] (formal) n (= scope) → étendue f
to 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

ambit

n → Bereich m

ambit [ˈæmbɪt] n (frm) → ambito