peripheral

English

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Etymology

From peripher-y + -al

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈpɜː(ɹ).ɪf.ɜː(ɹ).əl/, SAMPA: /"p3:(r).If.3:(r).@l/

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Adjective

peripheral (comparative more peripheral, superlative most peripheral)

1. on the periphery or boundary
2. beside the point
3. unimportant
4. auxiliary
5. (neuroanatomy) a part of or located in the peripheral nervous system
   • 1988,, “Isolation and analysis of the gene encoding peripheral myelin protein zero”, Neuron, DOI:10.1016/0896-6273(88)90211-5, page 73: 

     We have isolated the gene encoding the Schwann cell glycoprotein P0, the major structural protein of the peripheral myelin sheath.

Derived terms

• peripherally
• peripheral vision
• peripheral nervous system

Related terms

• periphery

Translations

on the periphery or boundary

Dutch: perifeer (nl) Finnish: ääri-, reuna- Greek: περιφερειακός (el) (perifereiakós) m., περιφερικός (el) (periferikós) m. Hungarian: periferiális, periferikus

Italian: periferico (it) Norwegian: perifer Romanian: periferic (ro) m. and n. Scottish Gaelic: iomallach (gd) Spanish: periférico (es) m.

beside the point

Finnish: toisarvoinen (fi) Greek: περιφερειακός (el) (perifereiakós) m. Hungarian: periferiális, periferikus

Norwegian: perifer Spanish: periférico (es) m.

unimportant

Finnish: toisarvoinen (fi) Greek: επουσιώδης (el) (epousiódis) m. Hungarian: periferiális, periferikus

Italian: secondario (it) Norwegian: perifer Romanian: secundar (ro) m. and n., neimportant (ro) m. and n.

auxiliary

Finnish: lisä-, oheis- Greek: περιφερειακός (el) (perifereiakós) m. Italian: ausiliario (it)

Norwegian: perifer Romanian: auxiliar (ro) m. and n. Spanish: periférico (es) m.

Noun

peripheral (plural peripherals)

1. (computing) a device, such as a printer or scanner, connected to a computer

Synonyms

• peripheral device

Translations

computing device

Finnish: oheislaite (fi) Hungarian: periféria (hu)

Spanish: periférico (es) m.

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Translations to be checked

Norwegian: periferenhet m.

External links

• peripheral in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• peripheral in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911