ambitus

noun

am·​bi·​tus

ˈambətəs

plural ambitus

1

: the exterior edge or periphery (as of a leaf, a bivalve shell, or the test of a sea urchin)

2

: denotation sense 4

3

: the range of a melody or voice

especially : the range of a plainsong melody

Word History

Etymology

Latin

First Known Use

1750, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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