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.