ambulatory
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/ˈam.bjə.ləˌtoɹ.i/
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/ˈam.bjə.ləˌtoɹ.i/ · /-bjʊ-/ · /ˌæm.bjəˈleɪ.tɹi/ (UK)
Definition of ambulatory
8 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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Of, relating to, or adapted to walking.
“ambulatory exercise”
“The princess of whom his majesty […]had an ambulatory view in his travels.”
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adj
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Of, relating to, or adapted to walking.
“ambulatory exercise”
“The princess of whom his majesty […]had an ambulatory view in his travels.”
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(comparable)Able to walk about and not bedridden.
“an ambulatory patient”
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Performed on or involving an outpatient.
“an ambulatory electrocardiogram”
“ambulatory medical care”
“Those who left the sanatoria received ambulatory care that included regular doctor's care, visits to specialists and dietary supplements.”
“Just a week after vetoing a ban on gender-affirming care for minors, Gov. Mike DeWine of Ohio issued an executive order on Friday banning gender-transition surgeries for anyone under 18 at state hospitals or ambulatory clinics.”
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Relating to ambulances.
“ambulatory fleet”
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Accustomed to move from place to place; not stationary; movable.
“an ambulatory court, which exercises its jurisdiction in different places”
“As ſoon as God began to conſtitute a Church and fix the Prieſthood, which before was very ambulatory, and diſpenſed into all families, but ever officiated by the Major domo, God gives the power and deſigns the perſon.”
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Not yet legally fixed or settled; alterable.
“The dispositions of a will are ambulatory until the death of the testator.”
noun
- The semicircular walkway behind the altar and apse in many cathedrals.
- Any part of a building intended for walking in; a corridor.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Latin ambulatorius. By surface analysis, ambulate + -ory, or, by surface analysis, ambulator + -y.
Words you can make from ambulatory
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11 words6-letter words
35 words- AMBARY 13 pts
- AUMBRY 13 pts
- BAYAMO 13 pts
- MARBLY 13 pts
- RUMBLY 13 pts
- TYMBAL 13 pts
- BARYTA 11 pts
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- LAYOUT 9 pts
- OUTLAY 9 pts
- ABATOR 8 pts
- ABLAUT 8 pts
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- ALARUM 8 pts
- AMATOL 8 pts
- AMORAL 8 pts
- BRULOT 8 pts
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- LABOUR 8 pts
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- RABATO 8 pts
- ROBATA 8 pts
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- TABOUR 8 pts
- TRAUMA 8 pts
- AORTAL 6 pts
- TORULA 6 pts
5-letter words
72 words- AMBRY 12 pts
- BALMY 12 pts
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- ATOMY 10 pts
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4-letter words
77 words- ABLY 9 pts
- AMYL 9 pts
- ARMY 9 pts
- BRAY 9 pts
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- BYRL 9 pts
- MAYA 9 pts
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- ROAM 6 pts
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- ORAL 4 pts
- OUTA 4 pts
- RATO 4 pts
- ROTA 4 pts
- ROTL 4 pts
- ROUT 4 pts
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