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peripheral - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'peripheral' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Peripheral [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to a periphery; constituting a periphery; peripheric.
- External; away from the center; as, the peripheral portion of the nervous system.

Meaning of 'peripheral' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . peripheral [ n]
Meaning (1):
- electronic equipment external to the circuit board that contains the CPU of a computer
Example in sentence:
  • disk drives and printers are important peripherals
2 . peripheral [ a]
Meaning (2):
- on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area
Example in sentence:
  • peripheral suburbs;
  • Russia's peripheral provinces
3 . peripheral [ s]
Meaning (3):
- related to the key issue but not of central importance
Example in sentence:
  • a peripheral interest;
  • energy is far from a peripheral issue in the economy;
  • peripheral issues