Difference between revisions of "Periphery"
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| − | + | ==Pronunciation== | |
| + | [puh-rif-uh-ree] | ||
| + | ==Noun== | ||
| + | plural -er⋅ies. | ||
| − | 1. | + | 1. the external boundary of any surface or area. |
| − | 2. | + | 2. the external surface of a [[body]]. |
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| + | 3. the edge or outskirts, as of a city or urban area. | ||
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| + | 4. 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. | ||
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| + | 5. Anatomy. the area in which nerves end. | ||
| + | ==Origin== | ||
| + | 1350–1400; < LL peripherīa < Gk periphéreia circumference, lit., a bearing round, equiv. to peri- peri- + phér(ein) to bear 1 + -eia -y 3 ; r. ME periferie < ML periferīa, var. sp. of LL peripherīa | ||
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| + | ==Synonyms== | ||
| + | 1. [[circumference]], [[perimeter]]. | ||
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| + | ==Antonyms== | ||
| + | 1. [[center]]. | ||
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Revision as of 00:12, 2 August 2009
Pronunciation
[puh-rif-uh-ree]
Noun
plural -er⋅ies.
1. the external boundary of any surface or area.
2. the external surface of a body.
3. the edge or outskirts, as of a city or urban area.
4. 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.
5. Anatomy. the area in which nerves end.
Origin
1350–1400; < LL peripherīa < Gk periphéreia circumference, lit., a bearing round, equiv. to peri- peri- + phér(ein) to bear 1 + -eia -y 3 ; r. ME periferie < ML periferīa, var. sp. of LL peripherīa
Synonyms
1. circumference, perimeter.
Antonyms
1. center.
