External Definition

ĭk-stûrnəl
externals
adjective
On or having to do with the outside; outer; exterior.
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On, or for use on, the outside of the body.
A medicine for external use only.
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Outwardly visible.
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Existing apart from the mind; material.
External reality.
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Originating outside; acting or coming from without.
An external force.
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noun
An outside or outward surface or part.
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Outer circumstances.
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Outward appearance or behavior; superficialities.
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Other Word Forms of External

Noun

Singular:
external
Plural:
externals

Origin of External

  • From Middle French externe + -al, from Latin externus, from exter, exterus (“on the outside, outward”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Latin externus outward from exter eghs in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

External Sentence Examples

  • In external ways Pierre had hardly changed at all.

  • In external appearance, climate and productions, Fuerteventura greatly resembles Lanzarote.

  • The value of the external trade was £95,188,000, viz.

  • The external conjunctive is usually a living comparatively small-celled tissue, whose cells are consider ably elongated in the direction of the stem-axis and frequently contain abundant starch.

  • She not merely avoided all external forms of pleasure--balls, promenades, concerts, and theaters--but she never laughed without a sound of tears in her laughter.

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Words Starting With

EEXEXT

Words Ending With

LALNAL

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