external

external
adjective
1 connected with the outside of a surface or body: The external walls were in need of repair. | for external use (=medicine that is for external use must be put on your skin and not swallowed)
2 coming from outside a particular place or organization: Considerable external pressure was put on Congress to override the veto. | information from external sources
3 connected with foreign countries: China will not tolerate any external interference in its affairs.
4 BrE coming from outside a particular school or university: external examination (=not arranged by your own school or university) | external examiner (=someone from outside a particular school or university who examines its students)
5 external ear/gill/genitals etc technical a part of an animal's body that is on the outer surface of the body rather than inside it
—opposite internal — externally adverb

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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  • external — index alien (foreign), extrinsic, peripheral, physical, specious, superficial Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …   Law dictionary

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