adj
Meaning 1
On the periphery or boundary.
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adj
On the periphery or boundary.
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adj
Beside the point.
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adj
Unimportant.
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adj
Auxiliary.
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adj
Related to or located in the peripheral nervous system.
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Topics: anatomy, medicine, neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience, sciences
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noun
A peripheral device.
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Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
Peripheral vision.
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adjective
on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area
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Antonyms: central
adjective satellite
related to the key issue but not of central importance
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noun
(computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer
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Synonyms: computer peripheral, peripheral device
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Broader terms: electronic equipment
Narrower terms: data input device, input device, output device, printer
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Ancient Greek περί (perí) Ancient Greek περῐ- (perĭ-) Proto-Indo-European *bher- Proto-Indo-European *bhéreti Proto-Hellenic *phérō Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō) Ancient Greek περιφέρω (periphérō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek περιφερής (peripherḗs) Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-ih2der. Ancient Greek -ια (-ia) Ancient Greek περιφέρεια (periphéreia)bor. Latin peripheriabor. Middle French peripheriebor. English peripher(y) Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English peripheral From peripher(y) + -al.
Across languages
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