periphery edge

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• edge — I (advantage) noun advantageous position, benefit, favorable position, head start, jump, lead, odds, superiority, upper hand, vantage II (border) noun bank, boundary, bounds, brim, brink, confines, corner, demarcation line, dividing line, edging …   Law dictionary

• periphery — I noun ambit, border, borderland, bound, boundary line, circuit, circumambiency, circumference, circumscription, compass, confine, contour, delimitation, demarcation, edge, end, exterior, extreme edge, fringe, frontier, limit, limitation, line of …   Law dictionary

• periphery — [n] outskirts, outer edge ambit, border, boundary, brim, brink, circuit, circumference, compass, covering, edge, fringe, hem, margin, outside, perimeter, rim, skirt, verge; concepts 484,745 Ant. center …   New thesaurus

• edge — [n1] border, outline bend, berm, bound, boundary, brim, brink, butt, circumference, contour, corner, crook, crust, curb, end, extremity, frame, fringe, frontier, hem, hook, ledge, limb, limit, line, lip, margin, molding, mouth, outskirt, peak,… …   New thesaurus

• periphery — ► NOUN (pl. peripheries) 1) the outer limits or edge of an area or object. 2) a marginal or secondary position, part, or aspect. ORIGIN Greek periphereia circumference …   English terms dictionary

• edge — n 1 verge, rim, brink, margin, *border, brim Analogous words: *limit, end, bound, confine: *circumference, periphery, compass 2 odds, *advantage, handicap, allowance …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• edge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Extreme border Nouns 1. edge, verge, brink, brow, brim, curb, margin, limit, boundary, border, skirt, rim, flange, side; mouth, jaws, lip; frame, fringe, flounce, frill, trim[ming], edging, skirting, hem …   English dictionary for students

• periphery — [[t]pərɪ̱fəri[/t]] peripheries 1) N COUNT: usu with poss If something is on the periphery of an area, place, or thing, it is on the edge of it. [FORMAL] Geographically, the UK is on the periphery of Europe, while Paris is at the heart of the… …   English dictionary

• periphery — pe|riph|e|ry [pəˈrıfəri] n plural peripheries formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Old French; Origin: periferie, from Late Latin, from Greek, from peripherein to carry around ] 1.) [C usually singular] the edge of an area periphery of ▪ the pe …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Periphery — Generally, a periphery is a boundary or outer part of any space or body. In biology* Peripheral nervous system, distinct from the central nervous system * Peripheral membrane protein, proteins that temporarily adhere to the biological membrane… …   Wikipedia

• periphery — 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… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English