peripheral

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 External links

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Etymology

< peripher-y + -al

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈpɜː(ɹ).ɪf.ɜː(ɹ).əl/, SAMPA: /"p3:(r).If.3:(r).@l/
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[edit] 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, 1 March 1988, page 73: 

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

[edit] Derived terms

• peripherally
• peripheral vision
• peripheral nervous system

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• periphery

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[edit] Noun

peripheral (plural peripherals)

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

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• peripheral device

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[edit] External links

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