Definitions for peripherypəˈrɪf ə ri
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pe•riph•er•ypəˈrɪf ə ri(n.)(pl.)-er•ies.
the boundary or perimeter of any surface or area.
the external surface of a body.
Category: Anatomy
the outskirts of a city or urban area.
Category: Common Vocabulary
the minor or superficial aspects of a question.
Origin of periphery:
1350–1400; ME periferie < LL peripherīa < Gk periphéreia circumference, lit., a bearing round =peri-peri - +phér(ein) to bear1+-eia -y3
Princeton's WordNet
periphery, fringe, outer boundary(noun)
the outside boundary or surface of something
Wiktionary
periphery(Noun)
The outside boundary, parts or surface of something.
The suburbs are a city's periphery
periphery(Noun)
A first-rank administrative division of Greece, subdivided in provinces.
Origin: From periferie, from peripherie, from peripheria, from περιφέρεια, from περιφερής, from περιφέρω, from περί + φέρω.
Webster Dictionary
Periphery(noun)
the outside or superficial portions of a body; the surface
Periphery(noun)
the circumference of a circle, ellipse, or other figure
Translations for periphery
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
periphery(noun)
(usually in singular with the ) the edge (of something)
The shops are on the periphery of the housing estate.
- buiterandAfrikaans
- مُحيط، حافَّه، سَطْح خارِجيArabic
- периферияBulgarian
- periferiaPortuguese (BR)
- obvod, okrajCzech
- der RandGerman
- periferi; udkantDanish
- περιφέρειαGreek
- periferiaSpanish
- ääremaaEstonian
- حاشیهFarsi
- periferiaFinnish
- périphérieFrench
- הֵיקֶףHebrew
- घेरा, परिधि, उपान्तHindi
- periferija, vanjski opsegCroatian
- periféria, peremvidékHungarian
- pinggiranIndonesian
- (út)jaðarIcelandic
- periferiaItalian
- 周辺Japanese
- 주변Korean
- pakraštys, paribys, periferijaLithuanian
- perifērija, nomaleLatvian
- pinggirMalay
- randDutch
- periferi, utkantNorwegian
- skrajPolish
- حاشیهPersian
- چاپيريال، محيط، دور: حدودPashto
- periferiaPortuguese
- periferieRomanian
- периферия; окраинаRussian
- okrajSlovak
- obrobjeSlovenian
- periferijaSerbian
- periferi, gränsområdeSwedish
- ขอบเขตThai
- kenarTurkish
- 邊緣，外圍Chinese (Trad.)
- периферіяUkrainian
- حد، کنارہUrdu
- ngoại viVietnamese
- 边缘，外围Chinese (Simp.)
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