peripheral
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
adj.located on the edge or outer part of something.
adj.relating to or situated on the edge or periphery of an area or object.
Simple“The town has many small shops in the peripheral areas away from the center.”
In context“The development of peripheral housing estates has significantly increased the daily commute for those working in the city's financial district.”
Synonyms - 02 C1 Advanced
adj.not as important as the main part of a situation or problem.
adj.of secondary or minor importance; marginal to the core issue.
Simple“The cost of the project is a peripheral issue compared to its environmental impact.”
In context“While the historical context is interesting, it remains peripheral to the primary objective of this scientific study.”
- 03 C1 Advanced
adj.related to what you can see out of the corner of your eye.
adj.relating to the outer edges of the field of vision.
Simple“I saw a sudden movement in my peripheral vision and turned my head.”
In context“The patient reported a gradual loss of peripheral vision, which prompted the specialist to test for early signs of glaucoma.”
Antonyms - 04 B2 Upper Intermediate
n.a piece of equipment, like a printer or keyboard, that you connect to a computer.
n.any auxiliary device that connects to and works with a computer to put information into it or get information out of it.
Simple“The price of the computer does not include peripherals like a monitor or mouse.”
In context“Modern operating systems are designed to recognise and configure most peripherals automatically as soon as they are plugged into a USB port.”
Synonyms
Usage peripheral vision
“Ludwig Professor of Cancer Research and a professor of genetics at Stanford Medicine, began investigating why peripheral immune cells appeared to increase resilience to Alzheimer's.”
“What poetry is not, however, is peripheral to human life.”
Etymology tree 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 περιφερής (peripherḗs) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der. Ancient Greek -ια (-ia) Ancient Greek περιφέρεια (periphéreia)bor. Latin peripheriabor. Middle French peripheriebor. English periphery Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English peripheral From peripher(y) + -al.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.