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EXTERNAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Outward features
Example:
he enjoyed the solemn externals of religion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("external" is a kind of...):
characteristic; feature (a prominent attribute or aspect of something)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface
Example:
external pressures
Classified under:
Similar:
outer (being on or toward the outside of the body)
outside (originating or belonging beyond some bounds)
Also:
outside (relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit)
Attribute:
position; spatial relation (the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated)
Antonym:
internal (happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface)
Derivation:
externality (the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Purely outward or superficial
Example:
an external concern for reputation
Classified under:
Similar:
outward (relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind)
Sense 3
Meaning:
From or between other countries
Example:
developing nations need outside help
Synonyms:
external; international; outside
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
foreign (of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own))
Sense 4
Meaning:
Coming from the outside
Example:
disdaining outside pressure groups
Synonyms:
external; extraneous; outside
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
extrinsic (not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside)
Derivation:
externality (the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior)
Context examples:
Damage inflicted on any part of cardiovascular system as the direct or indirect result of an external force, with or without disruption of structural continuity.
(Cardiovascular Injury, NIH CRISP Thesaurus)
The external portion of any anatomic structure.
(Anatomic Surface, NCI Thesaurus)
Operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control.
(Automatic, NCI Thesaurus)
The external shell-like structure of ear on the side of the head.
(Auricle, NCI Thesaurus)
It terminates in the external jugular vein.
(Anterior Jugular Vein, NCI Thesaurus)
The inferior region of the skull consisting of an internal (cerebral), and an external (basilar) surface.
(Base of the Skull, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
A non-metastasizing neoplasm that arises from the external, middle, or internal ear.
(Benign Ear Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
The surface of an external body region.
(Body Surface, NCI Thesaurus)
Examples include Therapeutic Touch, Reiki, Huna, laying-on-of-hands, external Qi-Gong, Healing Science, Healing touch, Natural healing, Specific Human Energy Nexus (SHEN), and Bio-Relaxation.
(Biofield Therapy, NCI Thesaurus)
A non-metastasizing neoplasm that arises from the external ear.
(Benign External Ear Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
