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Noun: peripheral vision  pu'ri-fu-rul 'vi-zhun
  1. Vision at the edges of the visual field using only the periphery of the retina
    "Good peripheral vision is essential for drivers to detect movement on the sides of the road"

Type of: sight, vision, visual modality, visual sense

Encyclopedia: Peripheral vision