peripheral

== English == === Etymology === From peripher(y) + -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pəˈɹɪf(ə)ɹ(ə)l/, /pəˈɹɪfi.əl/ === Adjective === 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== periphery ==== Translations ==== === Noun === peripheral (plural peripherals) (computing) A peripheral device. Peripheral vision. 2014, Bill Ladson, "Zimmerman handles left field with ease -- and no E's" on MLB.com I was kind of looking at the ball, keeping him in my peripheral and all of sudden I see him closing in on the ball. ==== Synonyms ==== peripheral device ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “peripheral”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “peripheral”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.