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peripheral

adj
/pəˈɹɪf(ə)ɹ(ə)l/

Etymology

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 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 periphery 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.

  1. borrowed from peripherie
  2. formed as peripheral — “periphery + -al”

Definitions

  1. On the periphery or boundary.

  2. Beside the point.

  3. Unimportant.

  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. Auxiliary.

    2. Related to or located in the peripheral nervous system.

      • We have isolated the gene encoding the Schwann cell glycoprotein P0, the major structural protein of the peripheral myelin sheath.

    3. A peripheral device.

      • Check your peripheral's manual for the information you'll need.
      • Check your peripheral's owners' manual to see at what speed your peripheral transmits or receives information, and then record this on the DIP Switch Information chart in the column at the left.
      • Turn on the Mac, and check your peripheral. Since you've already installed your device driver, it should be available where you need it....

    4. Peripheral vision.

      • We hailed a cab. The moment we got in, she stared at me with how-can-a-man-be-so-cruel eyes. I felt her glare, saw some of its fiery glow in my peripheral. The heat made me glance her way.
      • Peripheral on the package Don't care to settle in Time to feed the monster I don't need another friend Comfort is a mystery Crawling out of my own skin Just give me what I came for Then I'm out the door again
      • He would hear the coach's admonition, "Always check your peripheral," after the ringing stopped in his ears. But before then, his eyes were fixed on the ball and a possible interception, not the receiver angling toward him.

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Derived

centroperipheral, entoperipheral, epiperipheral, midperipheral, nonperipheral, peripheral artery disease, peripheral brain, peripheral bus, peripheralise, peripheralize, peripheralism, peripheralist, peripherality, peripherally, peripheral membrane protein, peripheral nervous system, peripheralness, peripheral neuropathy, peripheral oxygen saturation, peripheral vision, peripherin, peripherome, semiperipheral, spondyloperipheral, subperipheral, supraperipheral, transperipheral, ultraperipheral

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for peripheral. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA