Peripheral synonyms and antonyms

pə-rĭf'ər-əl

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external
Suitable for application to the outside:
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surface
Relating to, on, or at a surface:
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marginal
Of or constituting a margin
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outer
Farther from the centre of the inside.
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central (related)
Having dominant or controlling power or influence:
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neuropathy (related)
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vital (antonym)
Used or done on a living cell or tissue:
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cortical (related)
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neuritis (related)
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internal (antonym)
Residing in or dependent on essential nature; intrinsic:
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outside (related)
Of, relating to, or being on or near the outer side; outer:
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distal
(Anatomy, geology) Remote from the point of attachment or origin; as, the distal end of a bone or muscle.
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incidental
Occurring or likely to occur as an unpredictable or minor consequence:
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minor
(Music) Relating to or being a minor scale.
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outermost
Superlative form of outer: most outer
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secondary
Possessing some quality, or having been subject to some operation (as substitution), in the second degree; as, a secondary salt, a secondary amine, etc. Compare primary.
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crucial (antonym)
Being essential or decisive for determining the outcome or future of something; extremely important.
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computer peripheral
(computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer
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peripheral device
A device that is outside the computer's system unit, such as a printer or a scanner.
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mechanoreceptors (related)
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interneurones (related)
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circumferential
(Not comparable) of or pertaining to a circumference
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distant
Aloof or chilly:
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peripheric
Peripheral
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border
(UK) Short form of border morris or border dancing; a vigorous style of traditional English dance originating from villages along the border between England and Wales, performed by a team of dancers usually with their faces disguised with black makeup.
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major (antonym)
Based on a major scale:
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autonomic (related)
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Peripheral Sentence Examples

  • They hadn't traveled far down the trail before she got a peripheral view of the building.

  • Microfilaria nocturna swarmed in the blood at night-time and disappeared from the peripheral circulation during the day, hiding away in the large vessels at the base of the lungs and of the heart.

  • Claus maintained that Baeyer's view was identical with his own, for as in Baeyer's formula, the fourth valencies have a different function from the peripheral valencies, being united at the centre in a form of potential union.

  • These probably lessen fever by their action upon the nerve centres which regulate the temperature of the body, and partly by their peripheral action in causing the secretion of sweat.

  • Jenn appeared in his peripheral then crossed to sit at the bench across from him.

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