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UK /ɪkˈstɜː.nəl/ US /ɛkˈstɜɹ.nəl/

adj 5noun 3

Collocations

ADJ.

all, decent, fancy, hard, internal, kind

The company decided to hire an external consultant to review their internal processes.

VERB + EXTERNAL

building, catalyze, defeat, graced, thinking, using

The company used external consultants to help improve their marketing strategy last year.

EXTERNAL + NOUN

activity, appearance, application, conditioners, conditions, disk, enemies, evidence

The external conditions were so harsh that we decided to cancel the outdoor event.

PREP.

about, in, in, on, with, without

The company had to deal with external pressures from investors and competitors.

ADV.

ever, only

I've only ever experienced external pressure from my family regarding my career choices.

Definitions

adj

Outside of something; on the exterior.

This building has some external pipework.

Her virtues graced with external gifts.

Outside of something; on the exterior.

Capable of being perceived outwardly.

The external circumstances are greatly different.

noun

The exterior; outward features or appearances.

To a non-Christian who has never experienced but only observed the externals of Christianity, it appears to be merely another spiritual system, but to a person who has left one of the other religions and embraced the Christian faith, it is most definitely The Way, and all else pales to insignificance.

The exterior; outward features or appearances.

They had been such declared, such personal enemies, that, even in a court, it seemed wonderful how a decent external could be given to their reconciliation.

A variable that is defined in the source code but whose value comes from some external source.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — from or between other countries

international

adjective — coming from the outside

Antonyms

internal

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

This building has some external pipework.

Wiktionary

Her virtues graced with external gifts.

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Of all external things, […] / She [Fancy] forms imaginations, aery shapes.

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To a non-Christian who has never experienced but only observed the externals of Christianity, it appears to be merely another spiritual system, but to a person who has left one of the other religions

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They had been such declared, such personal enemies, that, even in a court, it seemed wonderful how a decent external could be given to their reconciliation.

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External application only.

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