Definition of external

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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..

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Obligation :: Obligation (n.) Any act by which a person becomes bound to do something to or for anouther, or to forbear something; external duties imposed by law, promise, or contract, by the relations of society, or by courtesy, kindness, etc..
Cortical :: Cortical (a.) Belonging to, or consisting of, bark or rind; resembling bark or rind; external; outer; superficial; as, the cortical substance of the kidney..
Mucus :: Mucus (n.) A viscid fluid secreted by mucous membranes, which it serves to moisten and protect. It covers the lining membranes of all the cavities which open externally, such as those of the mouth, nose, lungs, intestinal canal, urinary passages, etc..
Shellfish :: Shellfish (n.) Any aquatic animal whose external covering consists of a shell, either testaceous, as in oysters, clams, and other mollusks, or crustaceous, as in lobsters and crabs..
Buckler :: Buckler (n.) One of the large, bony, external plates found on many ganoid fishes..
Exterior :: Exterior (a.) External; on the outside; without the limits of; extrinsic; as, an object exterior to a man, opposed to what is within, or in his mind..
Verge :: Verge (n.) The external male organ of certain mollusks, worms, etc. See Illustration in Appendix..
Testa :: Testa (n.) The external hard or firm covering of many invertebrate animals.
Sensitive :: Sensitive (a.) Having sense of feeling; possessing or exhibiting the capacity of receiving impressions from external objects; as, a sensitive soul..
Lost :: Lost (v. t.) Occupied with, or under the influence of, something, so as to be insensible of external things; as, to be lost in thought..
Turbine :: Turbine (n.) A water wheel, commonly horizontal, variously constructed, but usually having a series of curved floats or buckets, against which the water acts by its impulse or reaction in flowing either outward from a central chamber, inward from an external casing, or from above downward, etc.; -- also called turbine wheel..
Stigma :: Stigma (v. t.) One of the external openings of the tracheae of insects, myriapods, and other arthropods; a spiracle..
Exterior :: Exterior (n.) Outward or external deportment, form, or ceremony; visible act; as, the exteriors of religion..
Receptivity :: Receptivity (n.) The power or capacity of receiving impressions, as those of the external senses..
Wash :: Wash (n.) A medical preparation in a liquid form for external application; a lotion.
Inmost :: Inmost (a.) Deepest within; farthest from the surface or external part; innermost.
Formal :: Formal (a.) Belonging to the form, shape, frame, external appearance, or organization of a thing..
Exoterical :: Exoterical (a.) External; public; suitable to be imparted to the public; hence, capable of being readily or fully comprehended; -- opposed to esoteric, or secret..
Breech :: Breech (n.) The external angle of knee timber, the inside of which is called the throat..
Lateral :: Lateral (a.) Lying at, or extending toward, the side; away from the mesial plane; external; -- opposed to mesial..
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