transcription, транскрипция: [ pə-ˈri-f(ə-)rē ]
noun
( plural -er·ies )
Etymology: Middle French peripherie, from Late Latin peripheria, from Greek periphereia, from peripherein to carry around, from peri- + pherein to carry — more at bear
Date: 1571
1. : the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve ; also : the perimeter of a polygon
2. : the external boundary or surface of a body
3.
a. : the outward bounds of something as distinguished from its internal regions or center : confines
b. : an area lying beyond the strict limits of a thing