periphery Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the outside boundary or surface of something
    outer boundary; fringe.

WordNet

Pe*riph"er*y noun
Etymology
L. peripheria, Gr. around + to bear, carry: cf. F. périphérie.
Wordforms
plural Peripheries
Definitions
  1. The outside or superficial portions of a body; the surface.
  2. (Geom.) The circumference of a circle, ellipse, or other figure.

Webster 1913