How to Pronounce "peripheral"
word
pɝˈɪfɝəɫ/, /pɝˈɪfɹəɫ
puh-RIF-er-uhl
pəɹˈɪfəɹəl
puh-RIF-uh-ruhl
Definition
Related to or situated on the edge or outside part of something; can also refer to devices connected to a computer but not part of its core functions, or to something less important.
IPA Transcription
American English
pɝˈɪfɝəɫ/, /pɝˈɪfɹəɫ
British English
pəɹˈɪfəɹəl
Simplified Pronunciation
US
puh-RIF-er-uhl
UK
puh-RIF-uh-ruhl
Listen in Context
The printer is a peripheral connected to the computer.
He played a peripheral role in the project.
Vision can become peripheral when you look sideways.
Anything that's not urgent ends up on my peripheral to-do list.