external

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    outward features
  • Adjective:
    happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface
    coming from the outside
    from or between other countries
    purely outward or superficial

Word Origin

external (adj.)
early 15c., from Middle French externe or directly from Latin externus "outside, outward" (from exterus; see exterior) + -al (1). This version won out over exterial. Related: Externally.

Synonym

Antonym

adj.

internal

Example

1. Second , bring it up in every external speech .
2. Our final temperature gauge is the external balance .
3. Minimize both internal and external distractions .
4. These protective factors are categorized as internal or external .
5. Do I need an external blu-ray burner / drive ?

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