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Definitions for Peripheral
[1] pertaining to, situated in, or constituting the periphery: peripheral resistance on the outskirts of the battle area.
[2] concerned with relatively minor, irrelevant, or superficial aspects of the subject in question.
[3] Anatomy . near the surface or outside of; external.
[4] Computers . of or relating to a peripheral.
[5] Computers . a device or unit that operates separately from the CPU but is connected to it, as a magnetic disk or tape unit or a printer.
[6] not relating to the most important part of something; incidental, minor, or superficial
[7] of, relating to, or of the nature of a periphery
[8] anatomy of, relating to, or situated near the surface of the body a peripheral nerve
Words related to Peripheral
incidental, tangential, borderline, inessential, surface, external, exterior, minor, secondary, irrelevant, outer, outermost, superficial, unimportant, perimetric
Words nearby Peripheral
peripancreatitis, peripatetic, peripatus, peripeteia, peripherad, peripheral, peripheral device, peripheral dysostosis, peripheral motor neuron, peripheral nervous system, peripheral ossifying fibroma
Origin of Peripheral
1800–10; 1965–70 for def 4 ; < Greek peripher(ḗs ) (see periphery) + -al1
Other words from Peripheral
pe·riph·er·al·ly , adverb
un·pe·riph·er·al , adjective
un·pe·riph·er·al·ly , adverb
Synonyms for Peripheral
incidental, tangential, borderline, exterior, external, inessential, minor, secondary, surface, beside the point, irrelevant, outer, outermost, perimetric, superficial, unimportant