periphery edge
11periphery — noun 1 (countable usually singular) the outer area or edge that surrounds a place (+ of): a residential area on the periphery of the city compare outskirts 2 be on the periphery to be only slightly involved in a group or activity: extremists on… …
12periphery — noun rambling estates on the periphery of the city Syn: edge, outer edge, margin, fringe, boundary, border, perimeter, rim, verge, borderline; outskirts, outer limits/reaches, bounds; literary bourn, marge Ant: center …
13edge — Synonyms and related words: A, acerbity, acidity, acidulousness, acme, acridity, acrimony, acuity, aculeate, acuminate, acumination, acuteness, adjoin, advantage, air line, allowance, alpha, anxious, apex, apogee, apprehensive, asperity,… …
14periphery — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. outskirts, fringe, perimeter, border; see boundary , edge 1 , outside 1 . See Synonym Study at circumference . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. perimeter, outskirts, border, circumference, boundary, limit, outline, skirt,… …
15edge — 1. noun 1) the edge of the lake Syn: border, boundary, extremity, fringe, margin, side; lip, rim, brim, brink, verge; perimeter, circumference, periphery, limits, bounds …
16periphery — /peuh rif euh ree/, n., pl. peripheries. 1. the external boundary of any surface or area. 2. the external surface of a body. 3. the edge or outskirts, as of a city or urban area. 4. the relatively minor, irrelevant, or superficial aspects of the… …
17periphery — lit. the edge or margins. In human geography, those areas which have a poor economic status and thus suffer from the associated social conditions. Unemployment and crime are high, incomes and general living standards are low. The area may be… …
18periphery — Synonyms and related words: alentours, ambience, ambit, border, borderlands, bound, boundaries, boundary, bounds, bourns, brim, circle, circuit, circumambiencies, circumference, circumjacencies, circumscription, circumstances, compass, confines,… …
19periphery — pe·riph·er·y || pÉ™ rɪfrɪ n. perimeter, circumference; outer border, outer edge …
20periphery — [pə rɪf(ə)ri] noun (plural peripheries) 1》 the outer limits or edge of an area or object. 2》 a marginal or secondary position, part, or aspect. Origin C16: via late L. from Gk periphereia circumference …
