Hypertext Webster Gateway: "periphery"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Periphery \Pe*riph"er*y\, n.; pl. {Peripheries}. [L. peripheria,
Gr. ?; ? around + ? to bear, carry: cf. F. p['e]riph['e]rie.]
1. The outside or superficial portions of a body; the
surface.
2. (Geom.) The circumference of a circle, ellipse, or other
figure.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
periphery
n : the outside boundary or surface of something [syn: {fringe},
{outer boundary}]
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