external
ex·ter·nal
adjective
1.
2.
- “extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph”
- “relying upon an extraneous income”
- “disdaining outside pressure groups”
3.
from or between other countries
- “external commerce”
- “international trade”
- “developing nations need outside help”
4.
- “external composure”
- “an external concern for reputation” A.R.Gurney,Jr
noun
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Origin
From Late Middle English, from Medieval Latin externus (“outward, external”), from exter/exterus (“on the outside, outward”).
Phrases
- external acoustic meatus
- external auditory canal
- external auditory meatus
- external carotid artery
- external cause
- external condom
- external conflict
- external coupling
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