PERIPHERALITIES Antonyms
Definition of PERIPHERALITIES
peripheral
Best Opposite Words For PERIPHERALITIES
| Expand? | Word | Save? | Synonyms.. | Usage | Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| core | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a small group of indispensable persons or things • an organization founded by James Leonard Farmer in 1942 to work for racial equality • the center of an object • the central part of the Earth • the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience • a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill • the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work • (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories • the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place • a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil verb • remove the core or center from | ||||||||
| essence | nounn | |||||||
noun • the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience • any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted • the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work • a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor | ||||||||
| heart | nounn | |||||||
noun • the locus of feelings and intuitions • the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body • the courage to carry on • an area that is approximately central within some larger region • the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience • an inclination or tendency of a certain kind • a plane figure with rounded sides curving inward at the top and intersecting at the bottom; conventionally used on playing cards and valentines • a firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal) • a positive feeling of liking • a playing card in the major suit that has one or more red hearts on it | ||||||||
| key | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated • United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812; the poem was later set to music and entitled `The Star-Spangled Banner' (1779-1843) • something crucial for explaining • pitch of the voice • any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music • a kilogram of a narcotic drug • a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple • a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida • (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court • a list of answers to a test • a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations • a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access • mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock) • the central building block at the top of an arch or vault • a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed adjective satellite • serving as an essential component verb • identify as in botany or biology, for example • provide with a key • vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key • regulate the musical pitch of • harmonize with or adjust to | ||||||||
| main | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence noun • any very large body of (salt) water • a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage adjective satellite • most important element • of force; of the greatest possible intensity | ||||||||
| middle | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • of a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages • between an earlier and a later period of time noun • an area that is approximately central within some larger region • an intermediate part or section • the middle area of the human torso (usually in front) • the point between the beginning and the end of a temporal period or process adjective satellite • being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series • equally distant from the extremes verb • put in the middle | ||||||||
| nucleus | nounn | |||||||
noun • a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction • the positively charged dense center of an atom • a small group of indispensable persons or things • (astronomy) the center of the head of a comet; consists of small solid particles of ice and frozen gas that vaporizes on approaching the sun to form the coma and tail • any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord • the central structure of the lens that is surrounded by the cortex | ||||||||
| substance | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists • the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience • the idea that is intended • material of a particular kind or constitution • considerable capital (wealth or income) • content communicating a message; what something is about • the property of holding together and retaining its shape • a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties | ||||||||
| centralities | nounn | |||||||
noun • the property of being central | ||||||||
