ambit vs width

ambit

noun
  • The area or sphere of control and influence of something. 

  • The extent of actions, thoughts, or the meaning of words, etc. 

width

noun
  • The measurement of the extent of something from side to side. 

  • The state of being wide. 

  • The horizontal distance between a batsman and the ball as it passes him. 

  • A piece of material measured along its smaller dimension, especially fabric. 

  • The use of all the width of the pitch, from one side to the other. 

How often have the words ambit and width occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )