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Thesaurus: external

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.

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  1. 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.
  2. a. Outside of or separate from ourselves; (Metaph.) separate from the perceiving mind.
  3. a. Outwardly perceptible; visible; physical or corporeal, as distinguished from mental or moral.
  4. a. Not intrinsic nor essential; accidental; accompanying; superficial.
  5. a. Foreign; relating to or connected with foreign nations; as, external trade or commerce; the external relations of a state or kingdom.
  6. a. Away from the mesial plane of the body; lateral.
  7. n. Something external or without; outward part; that which makes a show, rather than that which is intrinsic; visible form; -- usually in the plural.
  8. adj. happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface
  9. adj. coming from the outside
  10. adj. from or between other countries
  11. adj. purely outward or superficial
  12. n. outward features