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- Dictionaryperiphery/pɪˈrɪf(ə)ri/
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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the outer edge of an area: Houses have been built on the periphery of the factory site. The ring road runs around the periphery of the city centre. the less important part of a group or activity: Many women feel they are being kept on the periphery of the armed forces. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Edges & extremities of objects.
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.
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.
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. : an area lying beyond the strict limits of a thing. Synonyms. borderline. boundary. brim.
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.
PERIPHERY meaning: 1. the outer edge of an area: 2. the less important part of a group or activity: 3. the outer…. Learn more.
Surrounding space or area; outer parts; environs or outskirts. Webster's New World. The area surrounding a nerve ending. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. An area of secondary status or lesser importance. Works that have been relegated to the periphery of literary studies. American Heritage. More Noun Definitions (1) Synonyms:
Periphery definition: the external boundary of any surface or area.. See examples of PERIPHERY used in a sentence.
noun. /pəˈrɪfəri/ [usually singular] (plural peripheries) (formal) the outer edge of a particular area. on the periphery of something industrial development on the periphery of the town. The condition makes it difficult for patients to see objects at the periphery of their vision.
PERIPHERY definition: the outer edge of an area: . Learn more.
