external

  • 1external — ex‧ter‧nal [ɪkˈstɜːnl ǁ ɜːr ] adjective coming from outside a company, organization, or country: • the repayment of external debts • Domestic demand fell in the latest quarter, while external demand rose. * * * external UK US /ɪkˈstɜːnəl/… …

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  • 2External — Ex*ter nal, a. [L. externus, fr. exter, exterus, on the outside, outward. See {Exterior}.] 1. Outward; exterior; relating to the outside, as of a body; being without; acting from without; opposed to {internal}; as, the external form or surface of …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3External — Ex*ter nal, n. Something external or without; outward part; that which makes a show, rather than that which is intrinsic; visible form; usually in the plural. [1913 Webster] Adam was then no less glorious in his externals South. [1913 Webster]… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4external — index alien (foreign), extrinsic, peripheral, physical, specious, superficial Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …

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  • 5external — On the outside or farther from the center; often incorrectly used to mean lateral. SYN: externus [TA]. [L. externus] * * * ex·ter·nal ek stərn əl adj 1) capable of being perceived outwardly: BODILY <external signs of a disease> 2 a)… …

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  • 6external — I. adjective Etymology: Latin externus external, from exter more at exterior Date: 1542 1. a. capable of being perceived outwardly < external signs of a disease > b. (1) having merely the outward appearance of something ; superficia …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 7external — externally, adv. /ik sterr nl/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to the outside or outer part; outer: an external surface. 2. Med. to be applied to the outside of a body, as a remedy: for external use only. 3. situated or being outside something; acting&#8230; …

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  • 8external — adj. external to (formal) * * * [ɪk stɜːn(ə)l] external to (formal) …

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  • 9external — See exterior, external …

    Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • 10external — adj. External is used with these nouns: ↑affair, ↑agency, ↑aggression, ↑angle, ↑appearance, ↑assessment, ↑assistance, ↑auditor, ↑contractor, ↑course, ↑customer, ↑ …

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