| External 1. (a.) Outward; exterior; 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 medial 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. Thesaurus Entries alien, apparent, border, circumference, cortex, cortical, covering, crust, envelope, epidermic, epidermis, exomorphic, exotic, exterior, extraneous, extraorganismal, extrinsic, facade, face, facet, foreign, fringe, front, impersonal, integument, lineaments, nonsubjective, objective, open, out, outer, outer face, outer layer, outer side, outer skin, outermost, outline, outlying, outmost, outside, outstanding, outward, outward-facing, over, perceptible, peripheral, periphery, public, rind, roundabout, seeming, shell, skin, superficial, superficies, superstratum, surface, top, visible |