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