peripheral

adjective (peripheral); noun (a peripheral, peripherals)

«peripheral» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Peripheral means at the edge or outside part of something, not in the middle. tree →
Peripheral means less important, not the main part. tree →
A peripheral is an extra device you connect to a computer, like a mouse, keyboard or printer. tree →

In the lessons

In science, peripheral vision is what you see at the sides without turning your head; it helps you spot cars when crossing the road. In computing, printers, scanners and headphones are peripherals. Phrases: "peripheral vision", "a peripheral issue".

Examples

I saw the ball out of my peripheral vision. tree →
A mouse is a computer peripheral. tree →
Cats have good peripheral vision. tree →
That detail is only peripheral to the story. tree →
Plug the peripherals into the USB ports. tree →
Hoods can block your peripheral vision on the road. tree →

Note

Stress: pe-RIPH-er-al. Noun: periphery (the edge). Spelled with "ph".

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «peripheral» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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