external definition

1. outward features
• examples: he enjoyed the solemn externals of religion
2. happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface
• examples: the external auditory canal
• examples: external pressures
3. coming from the outside
• examples: extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph
• examples: relying upon an extraneous income
• examples: disdaining outside pressure groups
4. from or between other countries
• examples: external commerce
• examples: international trade
• examples: developing nations need outside help
5. purely outward or superficial; ; - A.R.Gurney,Jr.
• examples: external composure
• examples: an external concern for reputation