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Peripheral vs Surrounding - What's the difference?

peripheral | surrounding |

As adjectives the difference between peripheral and surrounding

is that peripheral is on the periphery or boundary while surrounding is which surrounds something.

As nouns the difference between peripheral and surrounding

is that peripheral is a device, such as a printer or scanner, connected to a computer while surrounding is outlaying area; area in proximity to something.

As a verb surrounding is

present participle of lang=en.

peripheral

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • on the periphery or boundary
  • beside the point
  • unimportant
  • auxiliary
  • (neuroanatomy) a part of or located in the peripheral nervous system
  • * {{quote-journal , year=1988 , date=1 March 1988 , author= , title=Isolation and analysis of the gene encoding peripheral myelin protein zero , journal=Neuron citation
  • , passage=We have isolated the gene encoding the Schwann cell glycoprotein P0, the major structural protein of the peripheral myelin sheath.}}

    Derived terms

    * peripherally * peripheral vision * peripheral nervous system

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (computing) a device, such as a printer or scanner, connected to a computer
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  • peripheral vision
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  • * 2014 , Bill Ladson, "Zimmerman handles left field with ease -- and no E's" on MLB.com
  • 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 device

    surrounding

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • outlaying area; area in proximity to something
  • environment
  • Synonyms

    * periphery

    Adjective

    (-)
  • which surrounds something