Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peripheral vision

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.62 in modern English

Syllables: pe-riph-er-al vi-sion
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The part of vision that occurs outside the gaze or central area of focus.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Have you ever gotten a glimpse of something out of the corner of your eye? A simple movement caught in your peripheral vision."
"Walking forward on the beam, Jillian would answer Lindsey's questions about what she saw in her peripheral vision. At first she would try to look left and right instead of using her peripheral vision or she would report that she saw blurry or double images of objects."
"Does it feel as if somebody's keeping an eye on you? / Peripheral visions / Playing tricks on me"

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does peripheral vision mean?: The part of vision that occurs outside the gaze or central area of focus.

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