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periˈpherical, a. [f. as prec. + -al1.] = prec.
1690Leybourn Curs. Math. 321 The Proportion of the whole Superficies of a Sphere, to the Quadrat of the Diametre, is the same with that of the Peripherical Quadrat to the whole Superficies. 1835Lindley Introd. Bot. (1848) I. 386 A slight peripherical and continuous swelling is seen. 1859Todd Cycl. Anat. V. 441/2 Organs developed upon the nerve tubes, between their central and peripherical termination. Hence periˈpherically adv.
1850J. Leitch tr. C. O. Müller's Anc. Art (ed. 2) §194 In Ravenna there is the church of San Vitale, which is quite peripherically built, on an octagonal ground plan. 1869C. Rabache in Eng. Mech. 17 Dec. 329/2 They gravitate peripherically..round their planet. |