Periphery
noun
The outer parts or boundary of an area or object.
They decided to explore the periphery of the park first.
Often appears as...
- on the periphery of
- the periphery of the city
noun
Minor or less important part of something.
The issues discussed were only at the periphery of the main topic.
Often appears as...
- at the periphery of
- the periphery of the topic
noun
The external boundary or surface of a body.
The nerve endings are located at the periphery of the skin.
Often appears as...
- at the periphery of
- the periphery of the skin
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Technical
noun
A peripheral part or device connected to a computer.
A printer is a common type of computer periphery.
Often appears as...
- computer periphery
- peripheral device
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Technical
noun
The outer parts or boundary of an area or object.
They decided to explore the periphery of the park first.
Often appears as...
- on the periphery of
- the periphery of the city
noun
Minor or less important part of something.
The issues discussed were only at the periphery of the main topic.
Often appears as...
- at the periphery of
- the periphery of the topic
noun
The external boundary or surface of a body.
The nerve endings are located at the periphery of the skin.
Often appears as...
- at the periphery of
- the periphery of the skin
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A peripheral part or device connected to a computer.
A printer is a common type of computer periphery.
Often appears as...
- computer periphery
- peripheral device
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Boundaries
Refers to literal outer limits, like those of a city or park.
Residential areas lie on the periphery of the city center.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Emphasis
Items at the periphery are not the center of attention in visual fields.
The artist left the corners blank, focusing on the center, away from the periphery.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Can describe something on the outskirts of relevance or importance.
Her interests were on the periphery of the group's main goals.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Boundaries
Refers to literal outer limits, like those of a city or park.
Residential areas lie on the periphery of the city center.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Emphasis
Items at the periphery are not the center of attention in visual fields.
The artist left the corners blank, focusing on the center, away from the periphery.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Can describe something on the outskirts of relevance or importance.
Her interests were on the periphery of the group's main goals.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Boundaries
Refers to literal outer limits, like those of a city or park.
Residential areas lie on the periphery of the city center.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Emphasis
Items at the periphery are not the center of attention in visual fields.
The artist left the corners blank, focusing on the center, away from the periphery.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Can describe something on the outskirts of relevance or importance.
Her interests were on the periphery of the group's main goals.
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Ami Klin: A new way to...
There are those individuals who don't talk at all; there are those individuals who talk too much. There are those individuals that if you observe them in their school, you see them running the periphery fence all the school day if you let them, to those individuals who cannot stop coming to you and trying to engage you repeatedly, relentlessly,
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Topher White: What can...
they told us that they could use it too, and what's most important, what we'd found that we thought might be exceptional, in the forest there was pretty good cell phone service. That was not exceptional, we were told, and that particularly is on the periphery of the forests that are most under threat. And then something really amazing happened,
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The quest for the...
You want to have a resilient health system in every country that reaches out to the periphery. And that's an important priority. We're doing pretty good with immunization. We've reached 90 percent of the kids of the world with at least one dose of routine vaccine. That's the best of health interventions.
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The puzzle of motivation...
they work really well. But for the real candle problem, you don't want to be looking like this. The solution is on the periphery. You want to be looking around. That reward actually narrows our focus and restricts our possibility. Let me tell you why this is so important.
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Penguins Do the Wave to...
formation to help the tightly formed mass remain intact sitter Bart and his colleagues point out that it is crucial that the huddle is continually reorganized to give each penguin a chance to spend sufficient time inside the huddle compared to time on the periphery the
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Is invisibility the...
represented adequately and this actually has provided some representation but there's a great disconnect between the center Jakarta and the periphery and this decentralization was a way of dealing with that I don't think they'll get away with rolling it back because
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Can you be awake and...
and keeping their downward-facing eye open. This may help them stay alert to threats from the depths. Similar pressures keep birds partially awake. Mallard ducks sleep in groups, but some must inevitably be on the peripheries.
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John Maeda: How art,...
I was always on the periphery of art. By being President of RISD I've gone deep into art, and art is a wonderful thing, fine art, pure art. You know, when people say, "I don't get art.
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Liam Young: Planet City...
and we visualize them operating at these global scales, but not forgotten out on an industrial periphery, but woven through the very fabric and life of the city itself.
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Mother Hippo Fights to...
the pair remain on the periphery of the but the rest of the family can still hear them
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Ami Klin: A new way to...
There are those individuals who don't talk at all; there are those individuals who talk too much. There are those individuals that if you observe them in their school, you see them running the periphery fence all the school day if you let them, to those individuals who cannot stop coming to you and trying to engage you repeatedly, relentlessly,
Video examples
Topher White: What can...
they told us that they could use it too, and what's most important, what we'd found that we thought might be exceptional, in the forest there was pretty good cell phone service. That was not exceptional, we were told, and that particularly is on the periphery of the forests that are most under threat. And then something really amazing happened,
Video examples
The quest for the...
You want to have a resilient health system in every country that reaches out to the periphery. And that's an important priority. We're doing pretty good with immunization. We've reached 90 percent of the kids of the world with at least one dose of routine vaccine. That's the best of health interventions.
Video examples
The puzzle of motivation...
they work really well. But for the real candle problem, you don't want to be looking like this. The solution is on the periphery. You want to be looking around. That reward actually narrows our focus and restricts our possibility. Let me tell you why this is so important.
Video examples
Penguins Do the Wave to...
formation to help the tightly formed mass remain intact sitter Bart and his colleagues point out that it is crucial that the huddle is continually reorganized to give each penguin a chance to spend sufficient time inside the huddle compared to time on the periphery the
Video examples
Is invisibility the...
represented adequately and this actually has provided some representation but there's a great disconnect between the center Jakarta and the periphery and this decentralization was a way of dealing with that I don't think they'll get away with rolling it back because
Video examples
Can you be awake and...
and keeping their downward-facing eye open. This may help them stay alert to threats from the depths. Similar pressures keep birds partially awake. Mallard ducks sleep in groups, but some must inevitably be on the peripheries.
Video examples
John Maeda: How art,...
I was always on the periphery of art. By being President of RISD I've gone deep into art, and art is a wonderful thing, fine art, pure art. You know, when people say, "I don't get art.
Video examples
Liam Young: Planet City...
and we visualize them operating at these global scales, but not forgotten out on an industrial periphery, but woven through the very fabric and life of the city itself.
Video examples
Mother Hippo Fights to...
the pair remain on the periphery of the but the rest of the family can still hear them
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Fiona Barton
English Journalist
Over the years, I've interviewed the victims, the guilty, the famous, the important, and the ordinary people affected by tragedy or good fortune. But strangely, it is not always the people in the spotlight that have stayed with me. It is often those on the periphery, the bit players in the drama, that continue to haunt.
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Peter Paige
American Actor
One of the things we try to do on 'The Fosters' is shine a light on the problems and the people that get pushed to the periphery. From the very beginning of the show, when we told people we were putting foster care at the center of a TV show, even the people who work in the system were afraid.
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George Monbiot
British Writer
As the scale of economic activity increases until capitalism affects everything, from the atmosphere to the deep ocean floor, the entire planet becomes a sacrifice zone: we all inhabit the periphery of the profit-making machine.
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Demba Ba
French Footballer
Rennes wanted me at one point, but in France they have a problem - they don't like taking risks. But if you don't take risks, you don't get anywhere. You pass by the periphery of many things, like life and football.
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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
English Athlete
When you're a young lad in a team like Arsenal, you feel like, of course, you deserve to be at the club... but you're on the periphery, and there are world-class players and more experienced players around you.
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Louise Slaughter
American Politician
While other industries have suffered, the nonprofit arts world continues to build in strength while it encourages the growth of innumerable small businesses on its periphery, thereby creating more jobs.
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Sam Richardson
American Actor
The most interesting thing about characters are their blind spots. They miss the periphery.
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Michael Pollan
American Educator
Shop the peripheries of the supermarket; stay out of the middle.
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Weyes Blood
American Musician
I've always been on the periphery.
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Thomas Dolby
English Musician
I've been out on the periphery.
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Fiona Barton
English Journalist
Over the years, I've interviewed the victims, the guilty, the famous, the important, and the ordinary people affected by tragedy or good fortune. But strangely, it is not always the people in the spotlight that have stayed with me. It is often those on the periphery, the bit players in the drama, that continue to haunt.
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Peter Paige
American Actor
One of the things we try to do on 'The Fosters' is shine a light on the problems and the people that get pushed to the periphery. From the very beginning of the show, when we told people we were putting foster care at the center of a TV show, even the people who work in the system were afraid.
Quote examples
George Monbiot
British Writer
As the scale of economic activity increases until capitalism affects everything, from the atmosphere to the deep ocean floor, the entire planet becomes a sacrifice zone: we all inhabit the periphery of the profit-making machine.
Quote examples
Demba Ba
French Footballer
Rennes wanted me at one point, but in France they have a problem - they don't like taking risks. But if you don't take risks, you don't get anywhere. You pass by the periphery of many things, like life and football.
Quote examples
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
English Athlete
When you're a young lad in a team like Arsenal, you feel like, of course, you deserve to be at the club... but you're on the periphery, and there are world-class players and more experienced players around you.
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Louise Slaughter
American Politician
While other industries have suffered, the nonprofit arts world continues to build in strength while it encourages the growth of innumerable small businesses on its periphery, thereby creating more jobs.
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Sam Richardson
American Actor
The most interesting thing about characters are their blind spots. They miss the periphery.
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Michael Pollan
American Educator
Shop the peripheries of the supermarket; stay out of the middle.
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Weyes Blood
American Musician
I've always been on the periphery.
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Thomas Dolby
English Musician
I've been out on the periphery.
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