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Definition of peripheral vision - 3 dictionary results

peripheral vision

 
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–noun
all that is visible to the eye outside the central area of focus; side vision.
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Main Entry:  peripheral vision
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  the capacity to see side or fringe areas when one is looking ahead; one's vision using only the outer edges of one's retina
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peripheral vision n.
Vision produced by light rays falling on areas of the retina beyond the macula. Also called indirect vision.

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