periphery
the external boundary of any surface or area.
the external surface of a body.
the edge or outskirts, as of a city or urban area.
the relatively minor, irrelevant, or superficial aspects of the subject in question: The preliminary research did not, of course, take me beyond the periphery of my problem.
Anatomy. the area in which nerves end.
Origin of periphery
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How to use periphery in a sentence
Now, it is known the circles which define the peripheries of the escape wheel and the impulse roller intersect at e e2.
Watch and Clock Escapements | AnonymousThe estimated range for each animal was then outlined on the form by connecting peripheries of the circles.
Therefore if the angles be unequall, the peripheries likewise shall be unequall.
The Way To Geometry | Peter RamusThe peripheries of this row of cylinders are cut in figures, according to the design of the pattern to be worked.
The fusees are fixed obliquely and not tangentially to their peripheries.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew Ure
British Dictionary definitions for periphery
/ (pəˈrɪfərɪ) /
the outermost boundary of an area
the outside surface of something
anatomy the surface or outermost part of the body or one of its organs or parts
Origin of periphery
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