peripheral
Part of speech: adj
noun
Morphological type: derivation
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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 -ής (-ḗs)
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 peripher(y)
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.
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Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
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Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English peripheral
From peripher(y) + -al.
Inflected forms:
form: more peripheral
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most peripheral
pos: adj
tags: superlative
form: peripherals
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: On the periphery or boundary.
pos: adj
gloss: Beside the point.
pos: adj
gloss: Unimportant.
pos: adj
gloss: Auxiliary.
pos: adj
gloss: Related to or located in the peripheral nervous system.
pos: adj
examples: We have isolated the gene encoding the Schwann cell glycoprotein P0, the major structural protein of the peripheral myelin sheath.
gloss: A peripheral device.
pos: noun
examples: Check your peripheral's manual for the information you'll need.
Check your peripheral's owners' manual to see at what speed your peripheral transmits or receives information, and then record this on the DIP Switch Information chart in the column at the left.
Turn on the Mac, and check your peripheral. Since you've already installed your device driver, it should be available where you need it....
gloss: Peripheral vision.
pos: noun
examples: We hailed a cab. The moment we got in, she stared at me with how-can-a-man-be-so-cruel eyes. I felt her glare, saw some of its fiery glow in my peripheral. The heat made me glance her way.
Peripheral on the package
Don't care to settle in
Time to feed the monster
I don't need another friend
Comfort is a mystery
Crawling out of my own skin
Just give me what I came for
Then I'm out the door again
He would hear the coach's admonition, "Always check your peripheral," after the ringing stopped in his ears. But before then, his eyes were fixed on the ball and a possible interception, not the receiver angling toward him.
As I sat by the window and read, I caught sight of the mailman in my peripheral.
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
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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