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exterior

[ik-steer-ee-er]

Origin

adjective

outer; being on the outer side: the exterior surface; exterior decorations.

intended or suitable for outdoor use: exterior paint.

situated or being outside; pertaining to or connected with what is outside: the exterior territories of a country.

noun

the outer surface or part; outside.

outward form or appearance: She has a placid exterior, but inside she is tormented.

Mathematics. the collection of points not contained in the closure of a given set.

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a system of calculation based on the properties of numbers; the discussion of a problem by algebra consisting of calculus and its higher developments

a variable in a functional relation whose value determines the value or values of other variables, such as x in the relation y = 3x

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Origin:
1525–35; < Latin, comparative of exter or exterus on the outside, outward. See ex-¹

Related forms

ex·te·ri·or·ly, adverb

Synonyms
1. outward, outside, external, superficial. 3. outlying, extraneous, foreign; extrinsic. 4. face. 5. mien, aspect.

Antonyms
1, 4. interior.

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exterior (ɪkˈstɪərɪə)

—n
1.	a part, surface, or region that is on the outside
2.	the observable outward behaviour or appearance of a person
3.	a film or scene shot outside a studio

—*adj*
4.	of, situated on, or suitable for the outside: exterior cleaning
5.	coming or acting from without; external: exterior complications
6.	of or involving foreign nations

[C16: from Latin, comparative of exterus on the outside, from ex out of]

ex'teriorly

—*adv*

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exterior

1528, from L. exterior, comp. of exterus "outer," comp. of ex "out of."

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