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    [Adjective]  | "am*bu*la*to*ry" | \ ˈam-byə-lə-ˌtȯr-ē \


    1: able to walk about and not bedridden

    2: performed on or involving an ambulatory patient or an outpatient

    3: of, relating to, or adapted to walking; also : occurring during a walk


    Origin: 1598 ;

     Borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French ambulatoire "movable, without fixed residence," borrowed from Latin ambulātōrius "movable, transferable, suitable for walking," from ambulāre "to go by foot, walk for pleasure or health, travel" + -tōrius, deverbal adjective suffix originally forming derivatives from agent nouns ending in -tōr-, -tor; (sense 1b) after German ambulatorisch{mat|amble:1|};

    [Noun]  | "ambulatory" 


    1: a sheltered place (as in a cloister or church) for walking


    Origin: 15th century ;

     Earlier ameltori, amlatorye, borrowed from Medieval Latin ambulātōrium, noun derivative from neuter of Latin ambulātōrius "movable, suitable for walking" {mat|ambulatory:1|};

    [Adjective]  | "ambulatory" 


    1: traveling from place to place;


      * e.g., " ... ambulatory theatrical companies that brought live theater to small towns across America "



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     [ "ambulatory scenery" ]

    1: An oblique reference to one or more attractive individuals. A socially acceptable way of publicly referring to hotties.

      * e.g.,  ... Around the office water cooler: "The ambulatory scenery at the club was amazing, last night." 

     [ "non ambulatory" ]

    1: not able to walk with or without assistance.

      * e.g.,  ... Death was imminent in house fire due to homeowner being non ambulatory, not being able to escape flames. 

     [ "Non ambulatory" ]

    1: Unable to strip off.

      * e.g.,  ... Up through the end of two years old, I was non ambulatory to strip off my double dark blue line underwear. 

     [ "ambulatory zoom" ]

    1: When a camera has limited zoom functionality one can walk closer to the target to obtain the required zoom effect.

      * e.g.,  ... John, the lighthouse looks very small in the cameras viewfinder. 

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