External
Pronunciation
Origin
From Middle French externe + -al, from Latin externus, from exter, exterus ("on the outside, outward").
Full definition of external
Adjective
external
- Outside of something; on the exterior.This building has some external pipework.
- MiltonOf all external things, ...
She Fancy forms imaginations, aery shapes. - ShakespeareHer virtues graced with external gifts.
- Not intrinsic nor essential; accidental; accompanying; superficial.
- TrenchThe external circumstances are greatly different.
- Foreign; relating to or connected with foreign nations.external trade or commerce; the external relations of a state or kingdom
- (anatomy) Away from the mesial plane of the body; lateral.