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circumference
The circumference of a circle, place, or round object is the distance around its edge. -
cranial nerve
any of the 12 paired nerves that have their origin in the brain and reach the periphery through natural openings in the skull -
ellipse
A regular oval shape, traced by a point moving in a plane so that the sum of its distances from two other points (the foci) is constant, or resulting when a cone is cut by an oblique plane that does not intersect the base. -
fisheye lens
a hemispherical plano-convex lens for photographing in a full 180° in all directions in front of the camera, creating a circular image having an increasing amount of distortion from the center to the periphery. -
lunatic fringe
members on the periphery of any group, especially political, social, or religious, who hold extreme or fanatical views. -
mesarch
Botany. (of a primary xylem or root) developing from both the periphery and the center; having the older cells surrounded by the younger cells.