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Peripheral

/pəˈɹɪf(ə)ɹ(ə)l/

A peripheral device.

📖 Definitions of "Peripheral"

noun

adjective

8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
marginalnoun	(not comparable) Of, relating to, or located at or near a margin or edge; also figurative usages of location and margin (edge).
incidentnoun	(countable, uncountable) An event or occurrence.
incidentalnoun	Loosely associated; of limited relevance except indirectly; only accidentally related.
circumferential	(not comparable) Of or pertaining to a circumference.
off-base	Alternative form of off base.
fringy	Adorned with fringes.
peripheral devicenoun	(computer hardware) An electronic device that is outside the computer's system unit (external to the computer's enclosing case), but used by the computer to which it is connected, such as a printer or a scanner.
computer peripheralnoun	(computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the cpu of a computer

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
centralnoun	Being very important, or key to something.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
incident	Coming or happening accidentally; not in the usual course of things; not in connection with the main design; not according to expectation; casual; fortuitous.
off-base	Alternative form of off base.
edgenoun	An advantage.
incidental	Loosely associated; of limited relevance except indirectly; only accidentally related.
fringy	Adorned with fringes.
circumferential	(not comparable) Of or pertaining to a circumference.
marginal	(not comparable) Of, relating to, or located at or near a margin or edge; also figurative usages of location and margin (edge).
encircling	enclosing, skirting
peripheral devicenoun	(computer hardware) An electronic device that is outside the computer's system unit (external to the computer's enclosing case), but used by the computer to which it is connected, such as a printer or a scanner.
fringe	Outside the mainstream.
skirtingnoun	The act of one who skirts around something, or avoids it.
computer peripheralnoun	(computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the cpu of a computer
peripherynoun	The outside boundary, parts or surface of something.
marginalized	Subject to marginalization.
tangential	Only indirectly related.
outernoun	Outside; external.
outermostnoun	That which is outermost.
adjacent	Lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on.
outlying	Relatively remote from some central location.
secondary	Next in order to the first or primary; of second place in origin, rank, etc.