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Ex*ter"nal (?), a. [L. externus, fr. exter, exterus, on the outside, outward. See Exterior.] 1. 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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Of all external things, . . .
She [Fancy] forms imaginations, aery shapes. Milton.
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2. Outside of or separate from ourselves; (Metaph.) separate from the perceiving mind.
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3. Outwardly perceptible; visible; physical or corporeal, as distinguished from mental or moral.
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Her virtues graced with external gifts. Shak.
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4. Not intrinsic nor essential; accidental; accompanying; superficial.
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The external circumstances are greatly different. Trench.
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5. Foreign; relating to or connected with foreign nations; as, external trade or commerce; the external relations of a state or kingdom.
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6. (Anat.) Away from the mesial plane of the body; lateral.
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External angles. (Geom.) See under Angle.
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Ex*ter"nal, n. Something external or without; outward part; that which makes a show, rather than that which is intrinsic; visible form; -- usually in the plural.
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Adam was then no less glorious in his externals South.
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God in externals could not place content. Pope.
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