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6 dictionary results for: extrinsic
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
ex·trin·sic       [ik-strin-sik, -zik] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.not essential or inherent; not a basic part or quality; extraneous: facts that are extrinsic to the matter under discussion.
2.being outside a thing; outward or external; operating or coming from without: extrinsic influences.
3.Anatomy. (of certain muscles, nerves, etc.) originating outside the anatomical limits of a part.
Also, ex·trin·si·cal.


[Origin: 1535–45; < LL extrinsecus outward, adj. use of L extrinsecus (adv.) on the outward side, equiv. to extrim- (ext(e)r outer (see exterior) + -im adv. suffix) + secus beside (deriv. of sequī to follow)]

ex·trin·si·cal·ly, adverb
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ex·trin·sic       (ĭk-strĭn'sĭk, -zĭk)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Not forming an essential or inherent part of a thing; extraneous.
  2. Originating from the outside; external.


[Latin extrīnsecus, from outside : exter, outside; see exterior + -im, adv. suff. + secus, alongside; see sekw-1 in Indo-European roots.]

ex·trin'si·cal·ly adv.
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
extrinsic

adjective
not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside; "extrinsic evidence"; "an extrinsic feature of the new building"; "that style is something extrinsic to the subject"; "looking for extrinsic aid" [ant: intrinsic

American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

extrinsic ex·trin·sic (ĭk-strĭn'sĭk, -zĭk)
adj.
Of or relating to an organ or a structure, especially a muscle, originating outside of the part where it is found or upon which it acts; adventitious.


ex·trin'si·cal·ly adv.

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: ex·trin·sic
Pronunciation: ek-'strin-zik, -sik
Function: adjective
: not contained in or occurring in something (as a contract) extrinsic representation>

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Extrinsic

Ex*trin"sic\, a. [L. extrinsecus; exter on the outside + secus otherwise, beside; akin to E. second: cf. F. extrins[`e]que. See Exterior, Second.]

1. Not contained in or belonging to a body; external; outward; unessential; -- opposed to intrinsic.

The extrinsic aids of education and of artificial culture. --I. Taylor.

2. (Anat.) Attached partly to an organ or limb and partly to some other part? -- said of certain groups of muscles. Opposed to intrinsic.

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