peripheral vs umbilical

peripheral

adj
  • Related to or located in the peripheral nervous system. 

  • Unimportant. 

  • Beside the point. 

  • On the periphery or boundary. 

  • Auxiliary. 

noun
  • Peripheral vision. 

  • A peripheral device. 

umbilical

noun
  • A cord connecting an astronaut to a spacecraft, or a craft to ground control prior to launch, etc. 

adj
  • Of, or relating to, the navel (umbilicus) or the umbilical cord. 

  • Such that the curvatures of normal sections are all equal to each other. 

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