external


external (http://definr.com/external)

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