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: Pâ Pæ Pè Pé Pœ P- P. P/ P< Pa Pb Pc Pd Pe Pf Ph Pi Pj Pk Pl Pm Pn Po Pp Pr Ps Pt Pu Pv Pw Px Py
peripheral nervous system |
peripheral vision |
peripherally |
peripheric |
peripherical |
periphery
| periphrase
| periphrasis
| periphrastic
| periphrastical
| periphrastically
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periphery
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun periphery has 1 sense
- periphery(n = noun.shape) fringe, outer boundary - the outside boundary or surface of something; Array is a kind of bound, boundary, edge
Derived form adjective peripheral1
CIDE DICTIONARY
periphery, n. [L. peripheria, Gr. ; around + fe`rein to bear, carry: cf. F. périphérie.].
- The outside or superficial portions of a body; the surface. [1913 Webster]
- The circumference of a circle, ellipse, or other figure. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
periphery, n. (pl. -ies)
1 the boundary of an area or surface.
2 an outer or surrounding region (built on the periphery of the old town).
1 the boundary of an area or surface.
2 an outer or surrounding region (built on the periphery of the old town).
Etymology
LL peripheria f. Gk periphereia circumference (as PERI-, phereia f. phero bear)
THESAURUS
periphery
alentours, ambience, ambit, border, borderlands, bound, boundaries, boundary, bounds, bourns, brim, circle, circuit, circumambiencies, circumference, circumjacencies, circumscription, circumstances, compass, confines, context, coordinates, cortex, covering, crust, edge, edges, entourage, envelope, environing circumstances, environment, environs, epidermis, exterior, external, facade, face, facet, fringe, fringes, front, gestalt, habitat, integument, limitations, limits, lineaments, marches, margin, metes, metes and bounds, milieu, neighborhood, outer face, outer layer, outer side, outer skin, outline, outlines, outposts, outside, outskirts, pale, parameters, perimeter, precincts, purlieus, rim, rind, shell, situation, skin, skirts, suburbs, superficies, superstratum, surface, surroundings, top, total environment, verge, verges, vicinage, vicinityROGET THESAURUS
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Outline
N outline, circumference, perimeter, periphery, ambit, circuit, lines tournure, contour, profile, silhouette, bounds, coast line, zone, belt, girth, band, baldric, zodiac, girdle, tyre, cingle, clasp, girt, cordon, circlet.
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