ambient temperature

American

[am-bee-uhnt tem-per-uh-cher, -choor, -pruh-, -per-cher] / ˈæm bi ənt ˈtɛm pər ə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər, -prə-, -pər tʃər /

noun

the temperature of the air at a given time and in a particular place or circumstance.

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.

Etymology

Origin of ambient temperature

First recorded in 1810–15

Example Sentences

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From 1 June, the compression ratio will be measured at 130C as well as ambient temperature, and from next year only at 130C.

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That means that from next year, manufacturers will be able to have engines that exceed a compression ratio of 16:1 at ambient temperature, even though this reduction from the previous limit was introduced into the 2026 regulations to make the rules more appealing to new manufacturers.

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The original rule stated the ratio would be limited to 16:1 in the new engine rules introduced this year - a change from 18:1 under the previous regulations - and this was measured at ambient temperature.

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The rules dictate it is measured at ambient temperature.

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This could also have allowed the others to set their ambient temperature compression ratio higher than 16:1 so that it was at the limit at a higher temperature, and so improve the performance of their engines relative to Mercedes.

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