ambient temperature

[ am-bee-uhnt tem-per-uh-cher, -choor, -pruh-, -per-cher ]

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noun

the temperature of the air at a given time and in a particular place or circumstance: Compare room temperature ( def ).
The common frog shifts its periods of activity to compensate for high or low ambient temperatures.
Servers and other equipment that cannot cool themselves depend on a well-managed ambient temperature for optimum performance.

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First recorded in 1810–15

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Their blood temperature fluctuates with the ambient temperature, a rare trait among mammals that they share with the sloth.

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Their temperature must be higher than the ambient temperature, and the faster the cooling takes place, the higher the glass transition temperature.

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“The ash cloud then dissipated and the brain could cool down quickly to ambient temperature, transforming into glass,” Giordano told Salon.

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"The ash cloud then dissipated and the brain could cool down quickly to ambient temperature, transforming into glass."

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The estimate is that for every degree-Fahrenheit rise in ambient temperature, your refrigerator uses 2 to 2½ percent more energy.

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