peripheral

periferico

Situato sul bordo esterno di un’area o di un oggetto, o vicino a esso.

In inglese semplice: At or near the outer edge of an area or object.

• Movement caught my peripheral vision.
• The peripheral areas of the city lack buses.
• These villages occupy peripheral positions in the region.

Sinonimi: outer, outlying

Contrari: central

Espressioni comuni: peripheral vision, peripheral areas, peripheral regions

secondario, marginale

Di poca importanza rispetto agli aspetti principali.

In inglese semplice: Having little importance compared with the main things involved.

• Cost was a peripheral concern.
• He played a peripheral role in the project.
• We can discuss the peripheral details later.

Sinonimi: minor, secondary, unimportant

Contrari: important, central

Espressioni comuni: peripheral role, peripheral detail, peripheral importance

marginale, secondario

Che ha solo un legame debole o indiretto con l’argomento principale della discussione.

In inglese semplice: Only loosely connected to the main subject being discussed.

• That question is peripheral to our discussion.
• They raised several peripheral issues during the debate.
• Her comments seemed peripheral to the argument.

Come si usa: peripheral to something (The cost is peripheral to this discussion.)

Sinonimi: incidental, tangential

Contrari: relevant

Espressioni comuni: peripheral to something, peripheral issue, peripheral concern

ausiliario, periferico

Che offre supporto o funzioni aggiuntive a una macchina o a un sistema principale.

In inglese semplice: Providing extra support or functions for a main machine or system.

• The printer is a peripheral device.
• They replaced the peripheral equipment first.
• Peripheral hardware gives the system extra functions.

Sinonimi: auxiliary, supporting

Espressioni comuni: peripheral equipment, peripheral device, peripheral hardware

periferico

Relativo ai nervi che si trovano fuori dal cervello e dal midollo spinale.

In inglese semplice: Relating to the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord.

• The injury damaged a peripheral nerve.
• Peripheral nerves carry signals to the muscles.
• The test checks for peripheral nerve damage.

Espressioni comuni: peripheral nerves, peripheral nervous system, peripheral nerve damage

periferica

Apparecchio collegato a un computer per aggiungere funzioni, come la stampa.

In inglese semplice: A device connected to a computer to provide extra functions, such as printing.

• A printer is a computer peripheral.
• I connected two new peripherals yesterday.
• Does this peripheral need its own power supply?

Sinonimi: peripheral device

Espressioni comuni: computer peripheral, connect a peripheral, external peripheral