Definitions for externals

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externals ex·ter·nal

Spelling: [ik-stur-nl]

IPA: /ɪkˈstɜr nl/

Externals is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 488 anagrams from letters in externals (aeelnrstx).

Definitions for externals

noun

1. the outside; outer surface; exterior.
2. something that is external.
3. externals, external features, circumstances, etc.; outward appearance; superficialities.
4. the outside; outer surface; exterior.
5. something that is external.
6. externals, external features, circumstances, etc.; outward appearance; superficialities.

adjective

1. of or relating to the outside or outer part; outer:
2. Medicine/Medical. to be applied to the outside of a body, as a remedy:
3. situated or being outside something; acting or coming from without:
4. pertaining to the outward or visible appearance or show:
5. pertaining to or concerned with foreign countries:
6. Zoology, Anatomy. on the side farthest from the body, the median line, or the center of a radially symmetrical form.
7. Metaphysics. of or relating to the world of things, considered as independent of the perceiving mind:
8. of or relating to the outside or outer part; outer:
9. Medicine/Medical. to be applied to the outside of a body, as a remedy:
10. situated or being outside something; acting or coming from without:
11. pertaining to the outward or visible appearance or show:
12. pertaining to or concerned with foreign countries:
13. Zoology, Anatomy. on the side farthest from the body, the median line, or the center of a radially symmetrical form.
14. Metaphysics. of or relating to the world of things, considered as independent of the perceiving mind:

Origin of externals

late Middle English word dating back to 1375-1425; See origin at extern, -al¹

Examples for externals

He wants to know every external detail, even if the escape is ultimately to be shot on a sound stage.

If it is an imperfect word, no external circumstance can heighten its value as poetry.

However useful they might be for external purposes, they will always be dangerous internally.

After all, the Prince of necessity had to focus on defeating his external enemies.

The essence of truth cannot be affected by the variation of external circumstances.

While preaching D.A.R.E. in schools, we made a drug out of external validation.

The Navy and Marine Corps versions of the F-35 have differing configurations and rely on an external gun pod.

The external things of life seem to me now of no importance at all.

There is no more reason to believe in oneself than in the external world.

Even the refuge in God does not always secure us from external suffering.

While preaching D.A.R.E. in schools, we made a drug out of external validation.

If it is an imperfect word, no external circumstance can heighten its value as poetry.

The external things of life seem to me now of no importance at all.

After all, the Prince of necessity had to focus on defeating his external enemies.

The essence of truth cannot be affected by the variation of external circumstances.

However useful they might be for external purposes, they will always be dangerous internally.

The Navy and Marine Corps versions of the F-35 have differing configurations and rely on an external gun pod.

There is no more reason to believe in oneself than in the external world.

He wants to know every external detail, even if the escape is ultimately to be shot on a sound stage.

Even the refuge in God does not always secure us from external suffering.