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.
1. adjective. The ambient temperature is the temperature of the air above the ground in a particular place. [technical] 2. adjective. Ambient sound or light is the sound or light which is all around you.