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Periphery vs Perimeter - What's the difference?

periphery | perimeter |

As nouns the difference between periphery and perimeter

is that periphery is the outside boundary, parts or surface of something while perimeter is the sum of the distance of all the lengths of the sides of an object.

periphery

Noun

(peripheries)
  • The outside boundary, parts or surface of something.
  • ''The suburbs are a city's periphery
  • A first-rank administrative division of Greece, subdivided in provinces.
  • Antonyms

    * center

    perimeter

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mathematics) The sum of the distance of all the lengths of the sides of an object.
  • (mathematics) The length of such a boundary.
  • The outer limits of an area. See Synonyms at circumference.
  • A fortified strip or boundary usually protecting a military position.
  • An instrument for determining the extent and shape of the field of vision.
  • Synonyms

    * (given grounds) premises