periphery
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Periphery \Pe*riph"er*y\, n.; pl. {Peripheries}. [L. peripheria,
Gr. perife`reia; peri` around + fe`rein to bear, carry: cf.
F. p['e]riph['e]rie.]
1. The outside or superficial portions of a body; the
surface.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Geom.) The circumference of a circle, ellipse, or other
figure.
[1913 Webster]
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
84 Moby Thesaurus words for "periphery":
alentours, ambience, ambit, border, borderlands, bound, boundaries,
boundary, bounds, bourns, brim, circle, circuit, circumambiencies,
circumference, circumjacencies, circumscription, circumstances,
compass, confines, context, coordinates, cortex, covering, crust,
edge, edges, entourage, envelope, environing circumstances,
environment, environs, epidermis, exterior, external, facade, face,
facet, fringe, fringes, front, gestalt, habitat, integument,
limitations, limits, lineaments, marches, margin, metes,
metes and bounds, milieu, neighborhood, outer face, outer layer,
outer side, outer skin, outline, outlines, outposts, outside,
outskirts, pale, parameters, perimeter, precincts, purlieus, rim,
rind, shell, situation, skin, skirts, suburbs, superficies,
superstratum, surface, surroundings, top, total environment, verge,
verges, vicinage, vicinity
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