ambit
See also: àmbit
English
Noun
ambit (plural ambits)
- The sphere or area of control and influence of something.
- 1913, Gilbert Parker, The Judgment House, ch. 34,
- He had invited Destiny to sweep him up in her reaping, by placing himself in the ambit of her scythe.
- 1913, Gilbert Parker, The Judgment House, ch. 34,
- A circuit, or a boundary around a property.
- The extent of actions, thoughts, or the meaning of words, etc.
Derived terms
Translations
sphere or area of control and influence of something
Latin
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