external

adj 1: happening or arising or located outside or beyond some

limits or especially surface; "the external auditory

canal"; "external pressures" [ant: {internal}]

2: coming from the outside; "extraneous light in the camera

spoiled the photograph"; "relying upon an extraneous

income"; "disdaining outside pressure groups" [syn: {extraneous},

{outside}]

3: from or between other countries; "external commerce";

"international trade"; "developing nations need outside

help" [syn: {international}, {outside(a)}]

4: exogenous

5: purely outward or superficial; "external composure"; "an

external concern for reputation"- A.R.Gurney,Jr.

n : outward features; "he enjoyed the solemn externals of

religion"