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ex⋅te⋅ri⋅or

  [ik-steer-ee-er]
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–adjective
1. outer; being on the outer side: the exterior surface; exterior decorations.
2. intended or suitable for outdoor use: exterior paint.
3. situated or being outside; pertaining to or connected with what is outside: the exterior territories of a country.
–noun
4. the outer surface or part; outside.
5. outward form or appearance: She has a placid exterior, but inside she is tormented.
6. Mathematics. the collection of points not contained in the closure of a given set.
Origin:
1525–35; < L, comp. 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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ex·te·ri·or   (ĭk-stîr'ē-ər)   
adj.  
  1. Outer; external: the exterior door.
  2. Originating or acting from the outside: exterior influences on the negotiations.
  3. Suitable for use outside: an exterior paint.
n.  
  1. A part or a surface that is outside: the exterior of the house.
  2. An external or outward appearance: a friendly exterior.
  3. A representation in visual art of the outdoors: The film includes some striking exteriors.

[Latin, comparative of exter, outward; see eghs in Indo-European roots.]
ex·te'ri·or·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Exterior

Ex*te"ri*or\, a. [L. exterior, compar. of exter or exterus on the outside, outward, foreign, strange, a compar. fr. ex: cf. F. ext['e]rieur. See Ex?, and cf. Extreme, Interior.]

1. External; outward; pertaining to that which is external; -- opposed to interior; as, the exterior part of a sphere.

Sith nor the exterior nor the inward man Resemble that it was. --Shak.

2. External; on the outside; without the limits of; extrinsic; as, an object exterior to a man, opposed to what is within, or in his mind.

Without exterior help sustained. --Milton.

3. Relating to foreign nations; foreign; as, the exterior relations of a state or kingdom.

Exterior angle (Geom.), the angle included between any side of a triangle or polygon and the prolongation of the adjacent side; also, an angle included between a line crossing two parallel lines and either of the latter on the outside.

Exterior side (Fort.), the side of the polygon upon which a front of fortification is formed. --Wilhelm.

Note: See Illust. of Ravelin.

Exterior

Ex*te"ri*or\, n. 1. The outward surface or part of a thing; that which is external; outside.

2. Outward or external deportment, form, or ceremony; visible act; as, the exteriors of religion.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : exterior
Spanish: exterior,
German: Außen-…,
Japanese: 外の
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exterior 
1528, from L. exterior, comp. of exterus "outer," comp. of ex "out of."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: ex·te·ri·or
Pronunciation: ek-'stir-E-&r
Function: adjective
: being on an outside surface : situated on theoutside —ex·te·ri·or·ly adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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