Periphery

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pəˈɹɪfəɹi/
• Hyphenation: pe + riph + ery; Hyphenation: per + iph + ery

Origin

From Middle English periferie, from Old French peripherie, from Late Latin peripheria, from Ancient Greek περιφέρεια (periphereia, "the line around the circle, circumference, part of a circle, an arc, the outer surface"), from περιφερής (peripherēs, "moving around, round, circular"), from περιφέρω (peripherō, "I carry around, move around"), from περί (peri, "") (English peri-) + φέρω (pherō, "I bear, carry").

Full definition of periphery

Noun

1. The outside boundary, parts or surface of something.''The suburbs are a city's periphery
2. A first-rank administrative division of Greece, subdivided in provinces.

Antonyms

• center

Related terms

• peripherad
• peripheral