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   Pe·riph·er·al

   /pəˈrif(ə)rəl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. relating to or situated on the edge or periphery of something: "the peripheral areas of Europe" Similar outlyingouteron the edge/outskirtsoutermostfringebordersurroundingrare:circumferentialperimetric
   • ▪ of secondary or minor importance; marginal: "she will see their problems as peripheral to her own" Similar secondarysubsidiaryincidentaltangentialmarginalminorunimportantlesserinessentialnonessentialimmaterialsuperficialancillaryborderlineirrelevantbeside the pointof little accountextraneousOpposite centralvital
   • ▪ (of a device) able to be attached to and used with a computer, although not an integral part of it.
   • ▪ near the surface of the body, with special reference to the circulation and nervous system: "lymphocytes from peripheral blood"

   noun

   • 1. a peripheral device: "printers and other peripherals"

   Derivatives

   • 1. peripherality noun
   • 2. peripherally adverb

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