external

 
  Grep  of  noun  external 
  external 
  external-combustion  engine 
  external  angle 
  external  auditory  canal 
  external  body  part 
  external  carotid 
  external  carotid  artery 
  external  drive 
  external  ear 
  external  gill 
  external  iliac  artery 
  external  iliac  vein 
  external  jugular  vein 
  external  maxillary  artery 
  external  nasal  vein 
  external  organ 
  external  orifice 
  external  respiration 
  external  storage 
  externalisation 
  externality 
  externalization 
 
  Overview  of  noun  external 
 
  The  noun  external  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  external  --  (outward  features;  "he  enjoyed  the  solemn  externals  of  religion") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  external 
 
  The  adj  external  has  5  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (10)  external  --  (happening  or  arising  or  located  outside  or  beyond  some  limits  or  especially  surface;  "the  external  auditory  canal";  "external  pressures") 
  2.  (2)  external,  extraneous,  outside  --  (coming  from  the  outside;  "extraneous  light  in  the  camera  spoiled  the  photograph";  "relying  upon  an  extraneous  income";  "disdaining  outside  pressure  groups") 
  3.  (2)  external,  international,  outside  --  (from  or  between  other  countries;  "external  commerce";  "international  trade";  "developing  nations  need  outside  help") 
  4.  (1)  external  --  (exogenous) 
  5.  external  --  (purely  outward  or  superficial;  "external  composure";  "an  external  concern  for  reputation"-  A.R.Gurney,Jr.) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  external 
 
  5  senses  of  external 
 
  Sense  1 
  external  (vs.  internal) 
 
  internal  (vs.  external) 
  =>  in 
  =>  inner 
  =>  interior 
  =>  internecine 
  =>  intrinsic 
  =>  inside 
 
  Sense  2 
  external,  extraneous,  outside 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  extrinsic)  ->  intrinsic,  intrinsical 
 
  Sense  3 
  external,  international,  outside(postnominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  foreign)  ->  domestic 
 
  Sense  4 
  external 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  exogenous)  ->  endogenous 
 
  Sense  5 
  external 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  outward)  ->  inward 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  external 
 
  5  senses  of  external 
 
  Sense  1 
  external  (vs.  internal) 
  =>  outer 
  =>  outside 
  Also  See->  outside#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  external,  extraneous,  outside 
  =>  extrinsic  (vs.  intrinsic) 
 
  Sense  3 
  external,  international,  outside(postnominal) 
  =>  foreign  (vs.  domestic) 
 
  Sense  4 
  external 
  =>  exogenous  (vs.  endogenous) 
 
  Sense  5 
  external 
  =>  outward  (vs.  inward) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  external 
 
  1  of  5  senses  of  external 
 
  Sense  1 
  external  (vs.  internal) 
  =>  position,  spatial  relation 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  external 
 
  external  used  as  an  adjective  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  external 
  external 
 
  Overview  of  noun  external 
 
  The  noun  external  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  external  --  (outward  features;  "he  enjoyed  the  solemn  externals  of  religion") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  external 
 
  The  adj  external  has  5  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (10)  external  --  (happening  or  arising  or  located  outside  or  beyond  some  limits  or  especially  surface;  "the  external  auditory  canal";  "external  pressures") 
  2.  (2)  external,  extraneous,  outside  --  (coming  from  the  outside;  "extraneous  light  in  the  camera  spoiled  the  photograph";  "relying  upon  an  extraneous  income";  "disdaining  outside  pressure  groups") 
  3.  (2)  external,  international,  outside  --  (from  or  between  other  countries;  "external  commerce";  "international  trade";  "developing  nations  need  outside  help") 
  4.  (1)  external  --  (exogenous) 
  5.  external  --  (purely  outward  or  superficial;  "external  composure";  "an  external  concern  for  reputation"-  A.R.Gurney,Jr.) 

browse words by letter
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
or search   thesauri dictionary search words