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Meaning
Adj
●
In Anatomy:
Outside of something; on the exterior.
Situated
near
or toward the
surface
of the body.
●
In Pharmacology:
Outside of something; on the exterior.
Relating to or
denoting
a
medicine
or
similar
substance
for use
on the outside
of the body.
●
Outside of something; on the exterior.
●
Capable of being
perceived
outwardly.
Having
merely
the
outward
appearance
of something.
Not
intrinsic
or essential.
●
Provided by something or someone
outside of
the
entity
(object, group, company etc.) considered.
●
Relating to or
connected
with
foreign
nations
or institutions.
●
Having
existence
independent
of the mind.
●
In Education:
For or
concerning
students
registered
with and
taking
the
examinations
of a
university
but not
resident
there.
●
In Computing:
Not
contained
in the main
computer.
●
In Computing:
Using a
disk
or
tape drive
rather than
the main memory.
Noun
●
The
exterior
;
outward
features
or appearances.
Inessential or
superficial
features.
Outward appearance.
●
In Programming:
A
variable
that is
defined
in the
source code
but whose value
comes from
some
external
source
.
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Origin
external
English
externus
Latin
exter
Latin
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Etym
Synonyms
Superficial
Accidental
Accompanying
Extrinsic
Foreign
Peripheral
Externall
Outward
Antonyms
Internal
Related
Outer
Physical
Intrinsic
Additional
Exterior
Existing
Inbuilt
Outside
Optical
Peripheral
Environmental
Electronic
Ancillary
Artificial
Direct
Organizational
Economic
Unrelated
Personal
Exogenous
Indirect
Specific
Extraneous
Structural
Individual
Actual
Inner
Proprietary
Objective
Attribute
Object
Institutional
Innate
Internally
Incidental
Underlying
Related
Respond
Organisation
Pertinent
Entity
Aspect
Access Point
Air Gap
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Rhymes
Vernal
Kernel
Ternal
Sternal
Eternal
Colonel
Journal
Infernal
Paternal
Maternal
External
Supernal
Asternal
Nocturnal
Fraternal
Hodiernal
Hesternal
Hyosternal
Presternal
Substernal
Midsternal
Episternal
Peristernal
Antesternal
Mesosternal
Parasternal
Metasternal
Coxosternal
Poststernal
Latisternal
Infrasternal
Costosternal
Suprasternal
Supersternal
Transsternal
Intersternal
Retrosternal
Coracosternal
Chondrosternal
Vertebrosternal
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