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

Synonyms

extraneous , outside , international , outside

Antonyms

internal

Rhymes

bernal , burnell , colonel , diurnal , durnell , durnil , eternal , fraternal , infernal , internal , journal , kernel , maternal , nocturnal , paternal , sternal , vernal