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noun
- 1. the outer limits or edge of an area or object: "new buildings on the periphery of the hospital site"
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PERIPHERY definition: 1. the outer edge of an area: 2. the less important part of a group or activity: 3. the outer…. Learn more.
noun. pe· riph· ery pə-ˈri-f (ə-)rē. plural peripheries. Synonyms of periphery. 1. : the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve. also : the perimeter of a polygon. 2. : the external boundary or surface of a body. 3. a. : the outward bounds of something as distinguished from its internal regions or center : confines. b.
PERIPHERY meaning: 1. the outer edge of an area: 2. the less important part of a group or activity: 3. the outer…. Learn more.
Periphery means outside the boundary of something. If you’re on the periphery of a group, you’re close to it but not part of it. A band on the periphery of a particular scene might have opened for another band a few times, but it's never headlined or gotten their big break.
the external surface of a body. Antonyms: center. the edge or outskirts, as of a city or urban area. the relatively minor, irrelevant, or superficial aspects of the subject in question: The preliminary research did not, of course, take me beyond the periphery of my problem. Anatomy. the area in which nerves end. periphery. / pəˈrɪfərɪ / noun.
If something is on the periphery of an area, place, or thing, it is on the edge of it. [formal] Geographically, the U.K. is on the periphery of Europe, while Paris is at the heart of the continent. [ + of] Taste buds are concentrated at the tip and rear of the tongue and around its periphery.
Periphery Definition. pə-rĭfə-rē. peripheries. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Filter. noun. peripheries. A boundary line, esp. that of a rounded figure; perimeter. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. An outside surface, esp. that of a rounded object or body. Webster's New World.
1. A line that forms the boundary of an area; a perimeter. 2. The outside surface of an object. 3. The area along a boundary; the margin. See Synonyms at circumference. 4. An area of secondary status or lesser importance: works that have been relegated to the periphery of literary studies.
Definition of periphery noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
PERIPHERY definition: the outer edge of an area: . Learn more.
