external
adjEtymology
From Late Middle English, from Medieval Latin externus (“outward, external”), from exter/exterus (“on the outside, outward”).
- derived from externus
Definitions
Outside of something
Outside of something; on the exterior.
- This building has some external pipework.
- Her virtues graced with external gifts.
- Of all external things, […] / She [Fancy] forms imaginations, aery shapes.
Capable of being perceived outwardly.
Provided by something or someone outside of the entity (object, group, company etc.)…
Provided by something or someone outside of the entity (object, group, company etc.) considered.
- external authority, external force
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Relating to or connected with foreign nations or institutions.
- external trade or commerce; the external relations of a state or kingdom
Having existence independent of the mind.
- external reality
For or concerning students registered with and taking the examinations of a university…
For or concerning students registered with and taking the examinations of a university but not resident there.
- external degrees
Not contained in the main computer.
Using a disk or tape drive rather than the main memory.
The exterior
The exterior; outward features or appearances.
A variable that is defined in the source code but whose value comes from some external…
A variable that is defined in the source code but whose value comes from some external source.
The neighborhood
- antonyminternal
Derived
anteroexternal, dorsoexternal, external acoustic meatus, external auditory canal, external auditory meatus, external carotid artery, external cause, external condom, external conflict, external coupling, external ear, external examiner, external fertilization, external genitalia, external hemorrhoid, external iliac artery, externalism, externalist, externalistic, externality, externalization, externalize, externalise, external link, externally, external maxillary artery, externalness, external oblique, external oblique muscle, external risk, external sandhi, external stimulus, external urethral orifice, external world, extimate, nonexternal, posteroexternal, semiexternal
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at external. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at external. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
9 hops · closes at external
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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