periphery

• n. 周縁、縁；円周；円筒面

peri-, around, -pher, to bring, 語源はbring, pheromoneと同じ。

periphery (n.)

late 14c., "atmosphere around the earth," from Old French periferie (Modern French périphérie), from Medieval Latin periferia, from Late Latin peripheria, from Greek peripheria "circumference, outer surface, line round a circular body," literally "a carrying around," from peripheres "rounded, moving round, revolving," peripherein "carry or move round," from peri- "round about" (see peri-) + pherein "to carry" (see infer). Meaning "outside boundary of a surface" attested in English from 1570s; general sense of "boundary" is from 1660s.

1. industrial development on the periphery of the town

都市周辺地域における工業の発展

2.Other animals were depicted on the periphery of the group.

他の動物は群像の周囲を修飾している。

3.Taste buds are concentrated at the tip and rear of the tongue and around its periphery .

味蕾は舌先、舌根、舌の両側に集中している。

4.Geographically，the UK is on the periphery of Europe，while Paris at the heart of the continent.

地理的にはイギリスはヨーロッパの端にありますが、パリはヨーロッパ大陸の中心にあります。

5.Geographically，the UK is on the periphery of Europe.

地理的に言えば、イギリスはヨーロッパの端にある。