periphery
n.
perimeter, circumference; outer border, outer edge
Periphery
Generally, a periphery is a boundary or outer part of any space or body. It is derived from the
Greek word περιφέρεια, meaning a circumference or outer surface.In
biology, the periphery of the body is the part that is away from the central or core regions.For example, the
peripheral nervous system is distinct from the
central nervous system.See also
peripheral membrane protein.
Peripheral vision is that part of
visual perception that occurs in the periphery, i.e., near the edges, of the
field of view.A
computer peripheral is added to a host computer in order to expand its abilities.For peripheral submanifolds in mathematics, see
boundary parallel.The Periphery includes
nations that are not
core countries -
capitalist or
industrialized nations. See
Immanuel Wallerstein,
Third World.The 13
peripheries of Greece are subnational subdivisions of that country, equivalent to regions.In
BattleTech game, the Periphery is the region filled with less developed space colonies, most distant from
Earth.In
Issac Asimov's Foundation Series, the Periphery is that part of the Empire that lies on the very edge of the Milky Way Galaxy. The Foundation, located on the planet
Terminus lies in the Periphery, in the ancient imperial provence of Anacreon. Periphery - progressive metal band from Bethesda, MD.Periphery also refers to the boundary of a town or city, also known as
outskirts or
suburbs ; it also refers to what is not
mainstream or central.
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periphery
Noun
1. the outside boundary or surface of something
(synonym) fringe, outer boundary
(hypernym) boundary, edge, bound
Periphery
(n.)
The outside or superficial portions of a body; the surface.
(n.)
The circumference of a circle, ellipse, or other figure.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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