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[ UK /ɛkstˈɜːnə‍l/ ]
[ US /ɪkˈstɝnəɫ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. from or between other countries
    developing nations need outside help
    external commerce
    international trade
  2. happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface
    the external auditory canal
    external pressures
  3. coming from the outside
    relying upon an extraneous income
    extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph
    disdaining outside pressure groups
  4. purely outward or superficial
    external composure
    an external concern for reputation
NOUN
  1. outward features
    he enjoyed the solemn externals of religion

How To Use external In A Sentence

  • A project initiator or sponsor external to the project organization, at a level that is appropriate to funding the project, issues the project charter.
  • There is an experiment, which seems to evince this venous absorption, which consists in the external application of a stimulus to the lips, as of vinegar, by which they become instantly pale; that is, the bibulous mouths of the veins by this stimulus are excited to absorb the blood faster, than it can be supplied by the usual arterial exertion. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life
  • Ajmal Aqtash, writes that, "The exhibition traces the evolution of Lalvani's genomic art as filtered through two major series, AlgoRhythms ™ and XURF ™, each exploring Lalvani's principal concern with the relationship between genetic codes and sculptural creation, and more specifically, between" genomics "- sculpture derived from formal rules, and" epigenomics "- works created through external agents like forces, respectively. Steven Mesler: Form Follows Force: Haresh Lalvani
  • Biomet's product portfolio encompasses reconstructive products, including orthopedic joint replacement devices, bone cements and accessories, autologous therapies and dental reconstructive implants; fixation products, including electrical bone growth stimulators, internal and external orthopedic fixation devices, craniomaxillofacial implants and bone substitute materials; spinal products, including spinal stimulation devices, spinal hardware and orthobiologics; and other products, such as arthroscopy products and softgoods and bracing products. Business Wire Travel News
  • The chapel or church claims greater antiquity than any other in that part of the kingdom; but there is no appearance of this in the external aspect of the present edifice, unless it be in the two eastern windows, which remain unmodernized, and in the lower part of the steeple. The Life of Charlotte Bronte
  • External warts can appear as small bumps, or they may be flat, verrucous, or pedunculated.
  • The problem of environmental pollution roots in the characteristic of public goods and negative externality.
  • Prof. Hamilton, of Aberdeen, claims that the corpus callosum is not a commissure, but the decussation of cortical fibers on their way down to enter the internal and external capsules of the opposite side. Scientific American Supplement, No. 520, December 19, 1885
  • After all, Scottish football teams have constantly demonstrated their ability to demolish our dreams without external assistance.
  • The main purpose of an external house journal is to promote the organization, its products, and its services.
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