eksˈtə:nl adj. & n. --adj. 1 a of or situated on
the outside or
visible part (opp. INTERNAL). b
coming or derived
from the outside or an outside
source. 2 relating to a country's
foreign affairs. 3 outside the
conscious subject (the external world). 4 (of
medicine etc.)
for use on the outside of the
body. 5 for or
concerning students
taking the examinations of a
university without attending
it. --n. (in pl.) 1 the
outward features or
aspect. 2 external circumstances. 3 inessentials. øexternal
evidence evidence derived from a source
independent of the
thing discussed. øøexternality n. (pl. -ies). externally adv. [med.L f. L externus f. exterus outside]