External

Quick meaning: External is an adjective meaning Outside of something; on the exterior.

Meaning

Outside of something; on the exterior.

More Meanings

1. Capable of being perceived outwardly.
2. Provided by something or someone outside of the entity (object, group, company etc.) considered.
3. Relating to or connected with foreign nations or institutions.
4. Having existence independent of the mind.
5. (education) For or concerning students registered with and taking the examinations of a university but not resident there.
6. (computing, of a hardware) Not contained in the main computer.
7. (computing, of storage) Using a disk or tape drive rather than the main memory.

Example Sentences

external reality

external degrees

external authority, external force

Her virtues graced with external gifts.

Word Forms

• externall
• externals

Synonyms for external

Depending on context, synonyms include foreign, peripheral, extraneous, extrinsic, outside, exogenous.

Antonyms for external

Common opposites include internal.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include exogenous, international, outside, outer, outward, extrinsic.

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