English Online Dictionary. What means peripheral? What does peripheral mean?
English
Etymology
From peripher(y) + -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pəˈɹɪf(ə)ɹ(ə)l/, /pəˈɹɪfi.əl/
Adjective
peripheral (comparative more peripheral, superlative most peripheral)
- On the periphery or boundary.
- Beside the point.
- Unimportant.
- Auxiliary.
- (neuroanatomy) Related to or located in the peripheral nervous system.
Derived terms
Related terms
- periphery
Translations
Noun
peripheral (plural peripherals)
- (computing) A peripheral device.
- Peripheral vision.
- 2014, Bill Ladson, "Zimmerman handles left field with ease -- and no E's" on MLB.com
- I was kind of looking at the ball, keeping him in my peripheral and all of sudden I see him closing in on the ball.
Synonyms
- peripheral device
Translations
Further reading
- “peripheral”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “peripheral”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.