| ambig | ambiguous |
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| ambi- | Around; on all (both) sides; both, double; corresponds to G. Amphi-. See: ambo-. Origin: L., around, about, akin to ambo, both (05 Mar 2000) |
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| ambident anion | <chemistry> A group of atoms that carry an overall negative charge and which can donate electrons to electron acceptors such as metal atoms. (09 Oct 1997) |
| ambident ligand | <chemistry> A ligand that can donate electrons through two or more atoms on their molecule. (05 Feb 1998) |
| ambidexterity | <neurology> The ability to use both hands with equal ease. (05 Feb 1998) |
| ambidextrism | <neurology> The ability to use both hands with equal ease. (05 Feb 1998) |
| ambidextrous | Having equal facility in the use of both hands. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ambient | <ecology> Describes the surrounding environment (especially temperature and pressure) of an object or experiment, in particular an environment which affects the object or experiment but is not affected by it. (09 Oct 1997) |
| ambient air quality | The condition of the air in the surrounding environment. (05 Dec 1998) |
| ambient behaviour | <psychology> The movement of an organism away from a certain type of stimulus, such as electric shock. Compare: appetitive behaviour. Synonym: ambient behaviour. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ambient cistern | <anatomy, vein> An expansion of the subarachnoid space extending forward between the corpus callosum and the thalamus; it encloses the internal cerebral veins which caudally join to form the vena magna cerebri (Galen's vein). Synonym: ambient cistern, Bichat's canal, Bichat's foramen, cistern of great vein of cerebrum, cisterna ambiens, cisterna superioris, cisterna venae magnae cerebri, superior cistern. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ambigenous | Of two kinds. <botany> Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine, and the inner petaloid. Origin: L. Ambo both + genus kind. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ambiguity | Origin: L. Ambiguitas, fr. Ambiguus: cf. F. Ambiguite. The quality or state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty, particularly as to the signification of language, arising from its admitting of more than one meaning; an equivocal word or expression. "No shadow of ambiguity can rest upon the course to be pursued." (I. Taylor) "The words are of single signification, without any ambiguity." (South) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ambiguous | Doubtful or uncertain, particularly in respect to signification; capable of being understood in either of two or more possible senses; equivocal; as, an ambiguous course; an ambiguous expression. "What have been thy answers? What but dark, Ambiguous, and with double sense deluding?" (Milton) Synonym: Doubtful, dubious, uncertain, unsettled, indistinct, indeterminate, indefinite. See Equivocal. Origin: L. Ambiguus, fr. Ambigere to wander about, waver; amb- + agere to drive. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ambiguous atrioventricular connections | Connections in which half the atrioventricular junction is connected concordantly and the other half is discordantly connected. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ambiguous codon | <molecular biology> A codon that codes for more than one amino acid. (09 Oct 1997) |
| ambidextrous |
equally skillful with each hand; "an ambidextrous surgeon" marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray
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| ambient |
completely enveloping; "the ambient air"; "ambient sound"; "the ambient temperature"
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| ambiguous |
equivocal: open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead; "an equivocal statement"; "the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates"; "the officer's equivocal behavior increased the victim's uneasiness"; "popularity is an equivocal crown"; "an equivocal response to an embarrassing question" having more than one possible meaning; "ambiguous words"; "frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy" having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns; "an ambiguous situation with no frame of reference"; "ambiguous inkblots"
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| ambidexterity |
the property of being equally skillful with each hand
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| ambivalent |
uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow; "was ambivalent about having children"
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| ambi | the atmosphere of an environment |
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| ambi | a particular environment or surrounding influence |
| ambi | the property of being equally skillful with each hand |
| ambi | marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another |
| ambi | equally skillful with each hand |
| ambi | the property of being equally skillful with each hand |
| ambi | the atmosphere of an environment |
| ambi | a particular environment or surrounding influence |
| ambi | completely enveloping |
| ambi | unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning |
| ambi | an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context |
| ambi | having more than one possible meaning |
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