external
English
Etymology
From Middle French externe + -al, from Latin externus, from exter, exterus (“on the outside, outward”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɛksˈtɝnəl/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɛksˈtɜːnəl/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nəl
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: ex‧ter‧nal
Adjective
external (comparative more external, superlative most external)
- Outside of something; on the exterior.
- This building has some external pipework.
- (Can we date this quote?) John Milton
- Of all external things, […] / She [Fancy] forms imaginations, aery shapes.
- (Can we date this quote?) William Shakespeare
- Her virtues graced with external gifts.
- Not intrinsic nor essential; accidental; accompanying; superficial.
- (Can we date this quote?) Trench
- The external circumstances are greatly different.
- (Can we date this quote?) Trench
- 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.
- Provided by something or someone outside of the entity (object, group, company etc.) considered.
Synonyms
- (not intrinsic nor essential): See also Thesaurus:extrinsic
Antonyms
Related terms
Translations
outside of something
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Noun
external (plural externals)
- (chiefly in the plural) The exterior; outward features or appearances.
- (programming) In the C programming language, a variable that is defined in the source code but whose value comes from some external source.
Further reading
- external in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- external in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- external at OneLook Dictionary Search
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