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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Periphery \Pe*riph"er*y\, n.; pl. Peripheries. [L. peripheria, Gr. ?; ? around + fe`rein to bear, carry: cf. F. p['e]riph['e]rie.]
The outside or superficial portions of a body; the surface.
(Geom.) The circumference of a circle, ellipse, or other figure.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 14c., "atmosphere around the earth," from Old French periferie (Modern French périphérie), from Medieval Latin periferia, from Late Latin peripheria, from Greek peripheria "circumference, outer surface, line round a circular body," literally "a carrying around," from peripheres "rounded, moving round, revolving," peripherein "carry or move round," from peri- "round about" (see peri-) + pherein "to carry" (see infer). Meaning "outside boundary of a surface" attested in English from 1570s; general sense of "boundary" is from 1660s.
Wiktionary
n. 1 The outside boundary, parts or surface of something. 2 A first-rank administrative division of Greece, subdivided in provinces.
WordNet
n. the outside boundary or surface of something [syn: fringe, outer boundary]
Wikipedia
Periphery or Peripheral may refer to:
- Periphery (band), American progressive metal band
- Periphery (album), released in 2010 by Periphery
- Periphery, a group of political entities in BattleTech, a wargaming franchise
- Periphery countries, the least developed countries in world systems theory
- Periphery (France), statistical area designating a commuter belt around an urban unit
- Peripherally selective drug, a drug with a primary mechanism of action outside of the central nervous system
- Peripheral, an external device attached to a computer
- The Peripheral, a 2014 novel by William Gibson
- Peripheral, an alternate mathematical term for boundary parallel in manifold theory,
- Peripheral cycle, a mathematical term in graph theory
- Peripheral vision, a part of vision that occurs on the edges of the field of vision
A periphery, (Fr: couronne) is an INSEE (French demographic statistics institution) statistical area designating a commuter belt around an urban unit (Fr: unité urbaine). Together these complete the INSEE urban area statistical area.
Based on France's commune system (interlocking administrative subdivisions often comparable to civil parishes, towns or cities), a commune is considered part of a couronne when
- it is not densely constructed enough or is too isolated to be part of any unité urbaine (or " pôle urbain" if it is the core of the agglomeration), and
- at least 40% of its population commutes to workplaces in a unité urbaine or pôle urbain, or to another commune connected to a unité urbaine through the same criteria.
Periphery is an American progressive metal band based in Washington, D.C., formed in 2005. They are known for their heavy, progressive sound which employs poly-rhythmic patterns and soaring melodies. They are considered one of the pioneers of the djent movement within progressive metal. The band consists of vocalist Spencer Sotelo, guitarists Misha Mansoor, Mark Holcomb, and Jake Bowen, drummer Matt Halpern, and bassist Adam "Nolly" Getgood. Periphery released their self-titled debut in 2010, followed by Periphery II: This Time It's Personal on July 3, 2012. On December 3, 2013 they released a teaser for their EP Clear, which was subsequently released on January 28, 2014. Periphery's third and fourth studio albums, entitled Juggernaut: Alpha and Juggernaut: Omega respectively, were released on January 15, 2015. Most recently, Periphery released their third self-titled album, Periphery III: Select Difficulty on July 22, 2016. All Periphery material is self-produced by the members of the band.
Periphery is the debut studio album by American progressive metal band Periphery, signed by Sumerian Records and released on April 20, 2010. Many songs on the track list had been written long before the release date but due to vocalist complications the debut album had been postponed on several occasions. Former vocalist Chris Barretto had nearly finished recording the album before he and the band parted ways months before its release. Rather than release the songs with Barretto's vocals, the band decided to rerecord Barretto's songs with Spencer Sotelo; however, Sotelo only re-worked a few of the melodies when recording vocals, versus writing completely new lyrics. As a result, Sabol's and Barretto's lyrics and vocal melodies and harmonies are still featured on the record. The album was re-released on February 6, 2012 as a 'Special Edition' including instrumentals, along with a new song "Passenger," originally recorded by guitarist Mark Holcomb during his time in the band Haunted Shores.
Usage examples of "periphery".
The autopilot was nursing the Witch back out toward the periphery of the Thisworld system, seeking a lane of normal spacetime sufficiently empty of particles and gravity to furnish a good, safe springboard for a c-plus jump.
A round hole in the center of the lid held one of the probe-cards, its array of microneedles matching the connections at the periphery of each F1 cube on the disk.
In a few short months the young footman found himself on the periphery of robbery and violence, knowing that he was an important lynchpin, in that he was supplying information regarding the movements of fashionable society: the houses that were empty in the monkery, the jewels that were left in London houses on nights when their owners were out at soirees and balls.
All very regrettable, but only natural: Henry Senior, in his attempt to cure William, has inflicted on the household a series of traumatic shocks, and as a consequence all its servant blood has been drawn away from the peripheries to the beleaguered heart.
The rigidifying conditions around them are ill-suited to their need for autonomy, and they both give up on their chosen professions, retreating to the obscure periphery of their society.
Here you see the sternmost 180 degrees of the Sun King with a series of water-discharge ports along the periphery.
The Branner, as you may or may not recall, occupy three star systems on the periphery of the Blight, facing Moth.
A sequined costume draped over the corner of the mirror kept appearing and disappearing at the periphery of the television screen as the cameraperson made subtle adjustments with his equipment.
We can sneak into the worlds on the periphery and poach them from Empire or Cassiopeian territory.
Both activities are assisted by the force of Mars, which directs them from the cosmic periphery toward the single physical object.
The big fieldpiece careened wildly to port as Barbousse skidded out onto the apron, then again to starboard as they raced along the periphery of the pit.
Both she and Repasi knew that heat applied to skin caused contraction of dermal capillaries, and this forced blood to the periphery of the blister, simulating an antemortem hyperemic inflammatory response.
Eye watched from his position on the periphery, jabbing only occasionally with his crab-hilted knife.
The spectre of Marcotte loomed in the shadows at the periphery of the case.
He blew like a windball, vagrant on the periphery in untraceable patterns, and the heavy cudgel, thrashing hard through the air, whined empty on the place where the ollave had been standing.