periphery
pronunciation
How to pronounce periphery in British English:
UK [pəˈrɪfəri]
How to pronounce periphery in American English:
US [pəˈrɪfəri]
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- Noun:
- the outside boundary or surface of something
Word Origin
- periphery (n.)
- 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.
Example
- 1. On the other hand , it looks like many members of the periphery are about to blink .
- 2. Consider the southern periphery of the euro area .
- 3. Is the difference between core and periphery a problem ?
- 4. Its banks are particularly exposed to the troubled periphery , especially italy .
- 5. Recent falls in emerging-world currencies and stock prices show that financial panic can afflict the periphery too .