2. (Anat.) External; away from the center; as, the peripheral portion of the nervous system. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
peripheral — pe‧riph‧e‧ral [pəˈrɪfrəl] adjective 1. peripheral activity/ business etc COMMERCE an activity, business etc that is not the most important one that a company is involved in: • The firm is neglecting profitable core businesses to develop… … Financial and business terms
peripheral — (adj.) 1803, from PERIPHERY (Cf. periphery) + AL (Cf. al) (1). Related: Peripherally. Peripherals peripheral devices of a computer is from 1966 … Etymology dictionary
peripheral — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to or situated on the periphery. 2) of secondary importance; marginal. 3) (of a device) able to be attached to and used with a computer, though not an integral part of it. 4) Anatomy near the surface of the body. ► NOUN… … English terms dictionary
peripheral — I adjective beside the point, circumferential, collateral, exterior, external, extraneous, farthest, fringe, impertinent, inconsequential, inessential, irrelevant, on the edge, outer, outermost, outland, outlying, outmost, outside, perimetric,… … Law dictionary
peripheral — [engl.], zur Peripherie gehörig … Universal-Lexikon
peripheral — [adj] minor, outside beside the point, borderline, exterior, external, incidental, inessential, irrelevant, minor, outer, outermost, perimetric, secondary, superficial, surface, tangential, unimportant; concepts 575,583,831 Ant. central, crucial … New thesaurus
peripheral — [pə rif′ə rəl] adj. 1. of, belonging to, or forming a periphery 2. a) lying at the outside or away from the central part; outer; external b) Anat. of, at, or near the surface of the body; specif., designating or of that part of a nervous system… … English World dictionary
Peripheral — Situated away from the center, as opposed to centrally located. For example, peripheral vision means the type of vision that allows one to see objects that are not in the center of one’s visual field. The word peripheral comes from the Greek… … Medical dictionary
peripheral — pe|riph|e|ral1 [pəˈrıfərəl] adj 1.) formal not as important as other things or people in a particular activity, idea, or situation ▪ a diplomat who had a peripheral role in the negotiations ▪ Her involvement in the case was peripheral. peripheral … Dictionary of contemporary English
peripheral — [[t]pərɪ̱fərəl[/t]] peripherals 1) ADJ GRADED A peripheral activity or issue is one which is not very important compared with other activities or issues. Companies are increasingly keen to contract out peripheral activities like training.… … English dictionary
