English Explanatory Dictionary

peripheral

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. On the periphery or boundary.
  2. Beside the point.
  3. Unimportant.
  4. Auxiliary.
  5. Related to or located in the peripheral nervous system.
noun
  1. A peripheral device.
  2. Peripheral vision.

Pronunciation

/pəˈɹɪf(ə)ɹ(ə)l/ /pəˈɹɪfi.əl/ En-us-peripheral.ogg

Word forms

peripheral more peripheral most peripheral peripherals

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Ancient Greek περί (perí) Ancient Greek περῐ- (perĭ-) Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō) Ancient Greek περιφέρω (periphérō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek περιφερής (peripherḗs) Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der. Ancient Greek -ια (-ia) Ancient Greek περιφέρεια (periphéreia)bor. Latin peripheriabor. Middle French peripheriebor. English periphery Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English peripheral From peripher(y) + -al.

Synonyms

peripheral device

Related words

periphery

Derived words

centroperipheral entoperipheral epiperipheral midperipheral nonperipheral peripheral artery disease peripheral brain peripheral bus peripheralise peripheralize peripheralism peripheralist peripherality peripherally peripheral membrane protein peripheral nervous system peripheralness peripheral neuropathy peripheral oxygen saturation peripheral vision peripherin peripherome semiperipheral spondyloperipheral subperipheral supraperipheral transperipheral ultraperipheral
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