peripheral
(adjective) on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area; “Russia’s peripheral provinces”; “peripheral suburbs”
peripheral
(adjective) related to the key issue but not of central importance; “a peripheral interest”; “energy is far from a peripheral issue in the economy”; “peripheral issues”
peripheral, computer peripheral, peripheral device
(noun) electronic equipment external to the circuit board that contains the CPU of a computer; “disk drives and printers are important peripherals”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
peripheral (comparative more peripheral, superlative most peripheral)
On the periphery or boundary.
Beside the point.
Unimportant.
Auxiliary.
(neuroanatomy) Related to or located in the peripheral nervous system.
peripheral (plural peripherals)
(computing) A peripheral device.
Perhipheral vision.
• peripheral device
Source: Wiktionary
Pe*riph"er*al, a.
1. Of or pertaining to a periphery; constituting a periphery; peripheric.
2. (Anat.)
Definition: External; away from the center; as, the peripheral portion of the nervous system.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 January 2025
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
