 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
periphery
noun: the outside boundary or surface of something [syn: {fringe},
{outer boundary}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Periphery \Pe*riph"er*y\, noun; pl. {Peripheries}. [L. peripheria,
Gr. ?; ? around + fe'rein to bear, carry: cf. F.
p['e]riph['e]rie.]
1. The outside or superficial portions of a body; the
surface.
2. (Geom.) The circumference of a circle, ellipse, or other
figure.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
84 Moby Thesaurus words for "periphery":
alentours, ambience, ambit, border, borderlands, bound, boundaries,
boundary, bounds, bourns, brim, circle, circuit, circumambiencies,
circumference, circumjacencies, circumscription, circumstances,
compass, confines, context, coordinates, cortex, covering, crust,
edge, edges, entourage, envelope, environing circumstances,
environment, environs, epidermis, exterior, external, facade, face,
facet, fringe, fringes, front, gestalt, habitat, integument,
limitations, limits, lineaments, marches, margin, metes,
metes and bounds, milieu, neighborhood, outer face, outer layer,
outer side, outer skin, outline, outlines, outposts, outside,
outskirts, pale, parameters, perimeter, precincts, purlieus, rim,
rind, shell, situation, skin, skirts, suburbs, superficies,
superstratum, surface, surroundings, top, total environment, verge,
verges, vicinage, vicinity
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