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incidental vs peripheral

peripheral vs incidental

incidental and peripheral both are nouns.

incidental and peripheral both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
incidental Yes Yes No No
peripheral Yes Yes No No
incidental (noun) peripheral (noun)
an item that is incidental electronic equipment external to the circuit board that contains the CPU of a computer
(frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified
incidental (adjective) peripheral (adjective)
(sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area
not of prime or central importance related to the key issue but not of central importance
occurring with or following as a consequence
Difference between incidental and peripheral

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