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ex·te·ri·or    Audio Help   [ik-steer-ee-er] Pronunciation Key
–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]

ex·te·ri·or·ly, adverb

1. outward, outside, external, superficial. 3. outlying, extraneous, foreign; extrinsic. 4. face. 5. mien, aspect.
1, 4. interior.
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ex·te·ri·or    Audio Help   (ĭk-stîr'ē-ər)  Pronunciation Key 
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.
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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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exterior

adjective
1. situated in or suitable for the outdoors or outside of a building; "an exterior scene"; "exterior grade plywood"; "exterior paints" [ant: interior

noun
1. the region that is outside of something [syn: outside] [ant: inside
2. the outer side or surface of something [syn: outside] [ant: inside

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
exterior [ikˈstiəriə] adjective
on or from the outside; outer
Example: an exterior wall of a house
Arabic: خارِجي
Chinese (Simplified): 外部的
Chinese (Traditional): 外部的
Czech: vnější
Danish: udvendig; ydre; yder-
Dutch: buitenste
Estonian: välis-
Finnish: ulko-
French: extérieur
German: Außen-…
Greek: εξωτερικός
Hungarian: külső
Icelandic: ytri
Indonesian: dari luar
Italian: esterno
Japanese: 外の
Korean: 외부의
Latvian: ārpuses-; ārējs
Lithuanian: išorinis
Norwegian: utvendig, ytter-, utvortes
Polish: zewnętrzny
Portuguese (Brazil): exterior
Portuguese (Portugal): exterior
Romanian: exte­rior
Russian: внешний
Slovak: vonkajší
Slovenian: zunanji
Spanish: exterior
Swedish: yttre, utvändig
Turkish: dışarıdan, dış
exterior [ikˈstiəriə] noun
the outside (of something or someone)
Example: On the exterior she was charming, but she was known to have a violent temper.
Arabic: الخارِج
Chinese (Simplified): 外部
Chinese (Traditional): 外部
Czech: zevnějšek
Danish: yderside
Dutch: buitenkant
Estonian: välisilme
Finnish: ulkopuoli
French: extérieur
German: das Äußere
Greek: το εξωτερικό μέρος, η εξωτερική εμφάνιση
Hungarian: külső
Icelandic: yfirborð, ytra borð
Indonesian: bagian luar
Italian: esterno
Japanese: 外面
Korean: 외관
Latvian: āriene; ārpuse
Lithuanian: išorė
Norwegian: ytre, eksteriør
Polish: zewnętrzna strona, *część
Portuguese (Brazil): exterior
Portuguese (Portugal): exterior
Romanian: (din) ex­te­rior
Russian: внешность
Slovak: zovňajšok, vonkajšok
Slovenian: zunanjost
Spanish: exterior
Swedish: yttre, utsida, exteriör
Turkish: dış görünüş
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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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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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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