exterior
Use Exterior in a sentence
i 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.
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Exterior
is always a great word to know.
So is subtraction. Does it mean:
| the operation or process of finding the difference between two numbers or quantities, denoted by a minus sign (?) |
| the method of finding the fourth term in a proportion when three terms are given |
Related forms
ex·te·ri·or·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. outward, outside, external, superficial. 3. outlying, extraneous, foreign; extrinsic. 4. face. 5. mien, aspect.
1. outward, outside, external, superficial. 3. outlying, extraneous, foreign; extrinsic. 4. face. 5. mien, aspect.
Antonyms
1, 4. interior.
1, 4. interior.
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exterior (ɪkˈstɪərɪə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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Word Origin & History
exterior
1528, from L. exterior, comp. of exterus "outer," comp. of ex "out of."
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Example sentences
Not to speak of the damage which is not visible in a standard view of the exterior of a car.
The inferior surface is rough and irregular, and forms part of the exterior of the base of the skull.
For example, you might note that your picture is an exterior shot of a detail in a mural at a building's entrance.
Minute fungi overspread the whole exterior, hanging in a fine, tangled web-work from the eaves.
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