Earth lies at an average distance of 149.60 million kilometers (92.957 million miles) from the Sun and a complete orbit occurs every 365.256 days (1 sidereal year), during which time Earth travels 940 million kilometers (584 million miles). Earth's orbit has an eccentricity of 0.0167.
noun. 1  Ambient is defined as a state of being surrounded, usually in relation to the environment. 2  The definition of ambient is a restful environment usually including soft lighting or a type of soft music, often classical, which plays softly in the background. An example of ambient is the music piped into the streets during the Holidays.
Ambient devices represent a new niche of consumer electronics characterized by their ability to be perceived at-a-glance. Ambient devices use pre-attentive processing to display information and are aimed at minimizing the userâs mental effort. Associated fields include Ubiquitous Computing and Calm Technology. The concept in question is also closely related to what is usually referred to as The Internet of Things. The New York Times Magazine announced ambient devices as one of the Ideas of ...