external

Adjective
  1. Happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface (synset 300951310)
    "the external auditory canal"; "external pressures"
    also: outside - relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
    tells us about: position, spatial relation - the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
    similar to:
    • outer - being on or toward the outside of the body
    • outside - originating or belonging beyond some bounds
  2. Coming from the outside (synset 301353073)
    "extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph"; "relying upon an extraneous income"; "disdaining outside pressure groups"
    similar to: extrinsic - not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside
    same as: extraneous, outside
  3. From or between other countries (synset 301041567)
    "external commerce"; "international trade"; "developing nations need outside help"
    similar to: foreign - of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
    same as: international, outside
  4. Purely outward or superficial (synset 300954193)
    "external composure"; "an external concern for reputation"
    similar to: outward - relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind
Noun
  1. Outward features (synset 105860572)
    "he enjoyed the solemn externals of religion"
    is a type of: characteristic, feature - a prominent attribute or aspect of something

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