external
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nl adjective
1.
of or pertaining to the outside or outer part; outer: an external surface.
2.
3.
situated or being outside something; acting or coming from without: external influences.
4.
pertaining to the outward or visible appearance or show: external acts of worship.
5.
pertaining to or concerned with foreign countries: external affairs; external commerce.
6.
Zoology, Anatomy. on the side farthest from the body, the median line, or the center of a radially symmetrical form.
7.
Metaphysics. of or pertaining to the world of things, considered as independent of the perceiving mind: external world.
noun
8.
the outside; outer surface; exterior.
9.
something that is external.
10.
externals, external features, circumstances, etc.; outward appearance; superficialities.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | of, situated on, or suitable for the outside; outer |
| 2. | coming or acting from without: external evidence from an independent source |
| 3. | of or involving foreign nations; foreign |
| 4. | of, relating to, or designating a medicine that is applied to the outside of the body |
| 5. | anatomy situated on or near the outside of the body: the external ear |
| 6. | education denoting assessment by examiners who are not employed at the candidate's place of study |
| 7. | (Austral), (NZ) (of a student) studying a university subject extramurally |
| 8. | philosophy (of objects, etc) taken to exist independently of a perceiving mind |
| —n | |
| 9. | (often plural) an external circumstance or aspect, esp one that is superficial or inessential |
| 10. | (Austral), (NZ) a student taking an extramural subject |
| [C15: from Latin externus outward, from exterus on the outside, from ex out of] | |
| ex'ternally | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
external
1530s (as extern), from L. externus "outside, outward," from exterus (see exterior). This version won out over exterial. Related: Externality; externalize.
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Medical Dictionary
external ex·ter·nal (ĭk-stûr'nəl)
adj.
Abbr. ext.
Relating to, connected with, or existing on the outside; exterior.
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Example sentences
Current iterations of the nano and shuffle have no external speaker, but the larger iPod touch does have one.
If your computer does not have a built-in webcam, you can use an external webcam.
One solution is to see if your department will match a small external grant.
Will is caused by internal stimuli of the brain and body or external stimuli of the outside world.
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