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peripheral

/pəˈɹɪf(ə)ɹ(ə)l/noun, adjective4 syllables

Peripheral means: on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area.

Synonyms for peripheral10

noun, as in electronic equipment external to the circuit board that contains the CPU of a computer

computer peripheral, peripheral device

adjective, as in on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area

circumferential, fringy, marginal, encircling, skirting, off-base

adjective, as in related to the key issue but not of central importance

incidental, incident

Opposites of peripheral

What does peripheral mean?3

adjective

1

on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area“Russia's peripheral provinces”

2

related to the key issue but not of central importance“a peripheral interest”

noun

1

electronic equipment external to the circuit board that contains the CPU of a computer“disk drives and printers are important peripherals”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Peripheral in a sentence

  • Yanni saw something moving in his peripheral vision.Amastan
  • Kalman saw a shadow from his peripheral vision.Amastan
  • Through his peripheral vision, Leon thought he saw something in the hallway.Amastan
  • Stefan still felt Isabella's stare through his peripheral vision.Amastan
  • Doing exercises to strengthen one's peripheral vision is recommended for those interested in learning how to speed read._undertoad
  • Yanni saw something in his peripheral vision.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of peripheral

as a noun

plural
peripherals