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peripheral

peripheral

27 6.5
At the outer edge of something, away from the centre
  • adjective
  • /pəˈrɪfərəl/
translation icon : periférico
  • Patients with symptoms suggestive of peripheral neuropathy should stop statins and be referred to a specialist.
  • peripheral nerve
  • peripheral vascular
  • peripheral vascular disease

And people I most identify with are the people who don't know where they belong and are always on the peripheral end of things.

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Examples

  • Use your peripheral vision.

  • Questionnaires were administered to teenagers at secondary schools in a northern peripheral region of Israel.

    Academic text (2008)
  • And you can get some, you know, peripheral light coming in.

  • Well, the show has to do with peripheral vision.

  • You have no peripheral vision.

  • Peripheral vision is one thing, but this is a bad look.

  • Because I have peripheral vision, and I noticed my watch said 4:47.

  • Peripheral vision.

  • Additional research documenting the central and peripheral training adaptations to hybrid exercise training is well warranted.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The doctor explained that my peripheral vision is crucial for avoiding obstacles while driving.

Synonyms

marginal
vsperipheral
11 4.7

At the edge of something, for example land by a river

describes things at an outside position or boundary
tangential
vsperipheral
7 8.1

Only slightly related to the main topic

focuses on physical outer position rather than loose topical relation

Antonyms

993 1.0

Near the middle of a town, area, or building

528 2.1

Very important and needed for something to work

Compounds

Sight at the sides of what you are looking at

1 4.2

The nerves outside the brain and spinal cord that send messages between the brain and other body parts

peripheral device
  • Specialized
1 4.7

An electronic machine like a printer that connects to a computer to let you enter, see or save information

computer peripheral
  • Specialized
3.0

A device that connects to a computer, like a mouse or printer, but is not inside it

How Peripheral

outermost
8 4.1
outer
405 1.0
marginal
11 4.7
peripheral
27 6.5
central
993 1.0

Surface Forms

peripheral positive

Morphology

peripheral = periphery (transparent) = periphery + al

Clear suffixation of 'periphery' + '-al' to form an adjective meaning 'relating to the outer edge'.

Etymology

Peripheral comes from the Greek part peri- meaning 'around' and is like perimeter, the line around a space. So peripheral describes something at the outer edge or boundary of an area.