External
[ɪk'stɜːn(ə)l;ek-] or [ɪk'stɝnl]
Definition
(noun.) outward features; 'he enjoyed the solemn externals of religion'.
(adj.) happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface; 'the external auditory canal'; 'external pressures' .
(adj.) purely outward or superficial; 'external composure'; 'an external concern for reputation'- A.R.Gurney,Jr. .
(adj.) from or between other countries; 'external commerce'; 'international trade'; 'developing nations need outside help' .
(adj.) coming from the outside; 'extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph'; 'relying upon an extraneous income'; 'disdaining outside pressure groups' .
Checked by Helena--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) 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 a body.
(a.) Outside of or separate from ourselves; (Metaph.) separate from the perceiving mind.
(a.) Outwardly perceptible; visible; physical or corporeal, as distinguished from mental or moral.
(a.) Not intrinsic nor essential; accidental; accompanying; superficial.
(a.) Foreign; relating to or connected with foreign nations; as, external trade or commerce; the external relations of a state or kingdom.
(a.) Away from the mesial plane of the body; lateral.
(n.) Something external or without; outward part; that which makes a show, rather than that which is intrinsic; visible form; -- usually in the plural.
Checker: Trent
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Outward, outer, exterior, outside, superficial.[2]. Extrinsic, foreign, from without.[3]. Visible, apparent.
Typed by Konrad
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Outer, exterior, apparent, manifest, superficial, visible, palpable
ANT:Inner, internal, inapparent, hidden, inmost, intestine
Edited by Julius
Definition
adj. exterior: lying outside: outward: belonging to the world of outward things: that may be seen: not innate or intrinsic: accidental: foreign.—n. exterior: (pl.) the outward parts: outward or non-essential forms and ceremonies.—n. Extē′rior an exterior thing the outside.—adj. Extern′ external outward.—n. a day-scholar.—n. Externalisā′tion.—v.t. Exter′nalise to give form to.—ns. Exter′nalism undue regard to mere externals or non-essential outward forms esp. of religion; External′ity external character: superficiality: undue regard to externals.—adv. Exter′nally.—n. Exter′nat a day-school.
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Examples
- She fell asleep, hoping for some brightness, either internal or external. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Seashells when held to the ear seem to contain the roar of the sea; this is because the air within the shell is set into sympathetic vibrations by some external tone. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- He was a great genius, and a noble character, yet hardly capable of feeling or understanding anything external to his own theology. Plato. The Republic.
- Water is poured into that external case until the gas-meter is rather more than half filled, the level of the water being shown at _i_. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Philosophers begin to be reconciled to the principle, that we have no idea of external substance, distinct from the ideas of particular qualities. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- For as to the notion of external existence, when taken for something specially different from our perceptions [Part. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- They are regarded as at the best mere external annexes to mind. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- A like reasoning will account for the idea of external existence. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- For note that Jesus did not set up some external fetich: he did not say, make your neighbor righteous, or chaste, or respectable. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Naturalists continually refer to external conditions, such as climate, food, etc. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- To this I reply, that in judging of the actions of men we must proceed upon the same maxims, as when we reason concerning external objects. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- These mirrors are hinged at O O, and when swung outward rest by their external edges against the bar P, and then occupy the position shown by the dotted lines G′ G′. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Moreover it is intrinsic to the disposition of the person, not external and coercive. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- If the seashell were held to the ear in an absolutely quiet room, no sound would be heard, because there would be no external forces to set into vibration the air within the shell. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- But it is not in its relation with regard to other external and inanimate objects. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- All these things, however, riches, pride of social standing, handsome physique, were externals. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- It made union among men a matter of calculation of externals. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- When she became conscious of externals it was dusk. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
Typist: Ludwig