External
1external — ex‧ter‧nal [ɪkˈstɜːnl ǁ ɜːr ] adjective coming from outside a company, organization, or country: • the repayment of external debts • Domestic demand fell in the latest quarter, while external demand rose. * * * external UK US /ɪkˈstɜːnəl/… …
2External — Ex*ter nal, a. [L. externus, fr. exter, exterus, on the outside, outward. See {Exterior}.] 1. Outward; exterior; relating to the outside, as of a body; being without; acting from without; opposed to {internal}; as, the external form or surface of …
3External — Ex*ter nal, n. Something external or without; outward part; that which makes a show, rather than that which is intrinsic; visible form; usually in the plural. [1913 Webster] Adam was then no less glorious in his externals South. [1913 Webster]… …
4external — index alien (foreign), extrinsic, peripheral, physical, specious, superficial Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …
5external — early 15c. (implied in externalle), from M.Fr. externe or directly from L. externus outside, outward (from exterus; see EXTERIOR (Cf. exterior)) + AL (Cf. al) (1). This version won out over exterial. Related: Externally …
6external — adj *outer, exterior, outward, outside Analogous words: *extrinsic, extraneous, foreign, alien Antonyms: internal Contrasted words: interior, intestine, *inner, inward, inside: intrinsic, ingrained, inherent …
7external — On the outside or farther from the center; often incorrectly used to mean lateral. SYN: externus [TA]. [L. externus] * * * ex·ter·nal ek stərn əl adj 1) capable of being perceived outwardly: BODILY <external signs of a disease> 2 a)… …
8external — [[t]ɪkstɜ͟ː(r)n(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n External is used to indicate that something is on the outside of a surface or body, or that it exists, happens, or comes from outside. ...a much reduced heat loss through external walls. ...internal and… …
9external — ex|ter|nal W2 [ıkˈstə:nl US ə:r ] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(outside part)¦ 2¦(effect)¦ 3¦(organization)¦ 4¦(foreign)¦ 5¦(independent)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: externus, from exter on the outside , from ex out ] 1.) …
10external — I. adjective Etymology: Latin externus external, from exter more at exterior Date: 1542 1. a. capable of being perceived outwardly < external signs of a disease > b. (1) having merely the outward appearance of something ; superficia …
