Ex*ter"nal , n. Something external or without; outward part; that which makes a show, rather than that which is
intrinsic; visible form; -- usually in the plural.
Adam was then no less
glorious in his externals
South. God
in externals could not place content.
Pope.
Ex*ter"nal (?), a. [L. externus, fr. exter, exterus, on the outside, outward. See Exterior.]
1. Outward; exterior; relating to the outside, as of a body; being without; acting from without; -- opposed to internal; as, the external form or surface of
a body.
Of all external things, . . .
She [Fancy] forms imaginations, aery shapes.
Milton.
2. Outside of or separate from ourselves; (Metaph.) separate from the perceiving mind.
3. Outwardly perceptible; visible; physical or corporeal, as distinguished from mental or moral.
Her virtues graced with external
gifts.
Shak. 4. Not intrinsic nor essential; accidental; accompanying; superficial.
The external
circumstances are greatly different.
Trench. 5. Foreign; relating to or connected with foreign nations; as, external trade or commerce; the external relations
of a state or kingdom.
6. (Anat.) Away from the mesial plane of the body; lateral.
External angles.
(Geom.) See under
Angle.
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