Definition of external
- a. - Outward; exterior; relating to the outside, as of a body;
being without; acting from without; -- opposed to internal; as, the
external form or surface of a body.
- a. - Outside of or separate from ourselves; (Metaph.) separate
from the perceiving mind.
- a. - Outwardly perceptible; visible; physical or corporeal, as
distinguished from mental or moral.
- a. - Not intrinsic nor essential; accidental; accompanying;
superficial.
- a. - Foreign; relating to or connected with foreign nations;
as, external trade or commerce; the external relations of a state or
kingdom.
- a. - Away from the mesial plane of the body; lateral.
- n. - Something external or without; outward part; that which
makes a show, rather than that which is intrinsic; visible form; --
usually in the plural.