- pronunciation:
- ihk
stuhr
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
of the outside or outer part.
He cleaned only the external surfaces of the oven.Cold-blooded animals need warmth from external sources like the sun.- synonyms:
- exterior, outer, outside, outward
- antonyms:
- inner, internal
- similar words:
- outlying, right
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| derivation: |
externally (adv.) |
The word external
contains the following part:
extr-, extra-, exter-
Latin
prefix
that means
on the outside, beyond
More about this word part:
In Latin, "extrem" is the superlative form of "exter," just as in English "most" is the superlative form of "more." "Extrem," which is the basis of the basis of the English word "extreme
" and its derivations, thus means "most outside" or "most beyond."
Example words:
- synonyms:
- ec, ect, ecto, exo-, ex-