periphery

Noun

Meaning

The outside or superficial portions of a body; the surface.

The circumference of a circle, ellipse, or other figure.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

fringe border edge boundary margin rim perimeter circumference outskirts outer boundary outer edge marge rand frontier penumbra
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Antonyms

center kern pip keystone centrum mecca
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Hypernyms

edge bound boundary

Related terms

peripheral left periphery peripherad

Phrases with the word

periphery device said periphery around the periphery periphery unit

Derivatives

peripheries

Examples

According to the complainant, when he visited his property on August 5, he saw bricks and sand placed at the periphery of his plot and later got to know that Mr. Batra had claimed himself to be the buyer of said plot. Source: Internet

A few other galaxies at the periphery may be associated with the group but may not be gravitationally bound. Source: Internet

Also on the periphery of the Known World are the Kingdoms of Wendar and Denagoth, the first an elven-dominated nation and the latter a mountainous and dark realm of evil, with ill-intentions towards Wendar. Source: Internet

A number of common Latin words that have disappeared in many or most Romance languages have survived either in the periphery or in remote corners (especially Sardinia and Romania). Source: Internet

Although the Fergana Valley receives just convert of rainfall per year, only small patches of desert remain in the center and along ridges on the periphery of the valley. Source: Internet

As Greeks gained power, Athens developed into a central power in its own right and developed its own cultural periphery and inevitably came to clash with the Persians. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

peripherolobular peripherome peripherovascular periphery device periphery unit periphilin