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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 meaning of PERIPHERY is the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve; also : the perimeter of a polygon.
PERIPHERY definition: 1. the outer edge of an area: 2. the less important part of a group or activity: 3. the outer…. Learn more.
the external surface of a body. Antonyms: center. the edge or outskirts, as of a city or urban area. the relatively minor, irrelevant, or superficial aspects of the subject in question: The preliminary research did not, of course, take me beyond the periphery of my problem. Anatomy. the area in which nerves end.
PERIPHERY meaning: 1. the outer edge of an area: 2. the less important part of a group or activity: 3. the outer…. Learn more.
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.
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.
Definition of periphery noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
What does the noun periphery mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun periphery , one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Periphery Definition. A boundary line, esp. that of a rounded figure; perimeter. An outside surface, esp. that of a rounded object or body. Surrounding space or area; outer parts; environs or outskirts. The area surrounding a nerve ending. An area of secondary status or lesser importance.
