• External

    Pronunciation

    Origin

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

    Full definition of external

    Adjective

    external

    1. 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.
    2. Not intrinsic nor essential; accidental; accompanying; superficial.
      • TrenchThe external circumstances are greatly different.
    3. Foreign; relating to or connected with foreign nations.external trade or commerce; the external relations of a state or kingdom
    4. (anatomy) Away from the mesial plane of the body; lateral.

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