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US
/pɝˈɪfɝəɫ, pɝˈɪfɹəɫ/
]
[ UK /pəɹˈɪfəɹəl/ ]
[ UK /pəɹˈɪfəɹəl/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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related to the key issue but not of central importance
energy is far from a peripheral issue in the economy
peripheral issues
a peripheral interest -
on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area
peripheral suburbs
Russia's peripheral provinces
NOUN
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electronic equipment external to the circuit board that contains the CPU of a computer
disk drives and printers are important peripherals
How To Use peripheral In A Sentence
- One can't simply install the operating system on an existing machine, pop in a couple of peripherals and go.
- The book contains a great deal of peripheral detail.
- Many golfers try to steer putts into the cup, especially when they can see the hole peripherally.
- Assessing the lower limbs for peripheral neuropathy and vascular disease also is important.
- The morphology of peripheral blood cells of adult Silurus meridionalis has been studied with both electron and light microscope, and, in addition, glycogen and peroxidase in cells were detected.
- Because of their ability to cause peripheral vasoconstriction, ergot alkaloids should not be used chronically.
- Objective: To investigate the regulation of estradiol and progesterone on leukocyte and lymphocyte of peripheral blood in ovariectomized mice.
- Her involvement in the case was peripheral.
- Exhausted and semi-conscious, my peripheral awareness of a sort of beige abyss was occasionally punctuated by explosions of extreme color.
- She believes that matters such as the effect on the environment or possible health risks are peripheral to the core of the issue.