Peripheral vs Circumference - What's the difference?
peripheral | circumference |
on the periphery or boundary
beside the point
unimportant
auxiliary
(neuroanatomy) a part of or located in the peripheral nervous system
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(computing) a device, such as a printer or scanner, connected to a computer
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* 2014 , Bill Ladson, "Zimmerman handles left field with ease -- and no E's" on MLB.com
(geometry) The line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure
(geometry) The length of such a line
(obsolete) The surface of a round or spherical object
(obsolete) To include in a circular space; to bound.
As nouns the difference between peripheral and circumference
is that peripheral is a device, such as a printer or scanner, connected to a computer while circumference is the line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure.As an adjective peripheral
is on the periphery or boundary.As a verb circumference is
to include in a circular space; to bound.peripheral
English
(wikipedia peripheral)Adjective
(en adjective)citation
Derived terms
* peripherally * peripheral vision * peripheral nervous systemNoun
(en noun)- I was kind of looking at the ball, keeping him in my peripheral and all of sudden I see him closing in on the ball.
Synonyms
* peripheral deviceExternal links
* *circumference
English
(wikipedia circumference)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (distance measured around any object ): girth * (distance measured around a race track ): lapVerb
(circumferenc)- (Sir Thomas Browne)