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Webster 1913 Edition


Exterior

Ex-te′ri-or

,
Adj.
[L.
exterior
, compar. of
exter
or
exterus
on the outside, outward, foreign, strange, a compar. fr.
ex
: cf. F.
extérieur
. See
Ex-
, and cf.
Extreme
,
Interior
.]
1.
External; outward; pertaining to that which is external; – opposed to
interior
;
as, the
exterior
part of a sphere
.
Sith nor the
exterior
nor the inward man
Resemble that it was.
Shakespeare
2.
External; on the outside; without the limits of; extrinsic;
as, an object
exterior
to a man, opposed to what is within, or in his mind
.
Without
exterior
help sustained.
Milton.
3.
Relating to foreign nations; foreign;
as, the
exterior
relations of a state or kingdom
.
Exterior angle
(Geom.)
,
the angle included between any side of a triangle or polygon and the prolongation of the adjacent side; also, an angle included between a line crossing two parallel lines and either of the latter on the outside.
Exterior side
(Fort.)
,
the side of the polygon upon which a front of fortification is formed.
Wilhelm.
See Illust. of
Ravelin
.

Ex-te′ri-or

,
Noun.
1.
The outward surface or part of a thing; that which is external; outside.
2.
Outward or external deportment, form, or ceremony; visible act;
as, the
exteriors
of religion
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Exterior

EXTE'RIOR

,
Adj.
[L. from exterus, foreign.]
1.
External; outward; applied to the outside or outer surface of a body, and opposed to interior. We speak of the exterior and interior surfaces of a concavo-convex lens.
2.
External; on the outside, with reference to a person; extrinsic. We speak of an object exterior to a man, as opposed to that which is within or in his mind.

EXTE'RIOR

,
Noun.
The outward surface; that which is external.
1.
Outward or visible deportment; appearance.

Definition 2024


exterior

exterior

English

Alternative forms

Adjective

exterior (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the outside parts or surface of something.
    the exterior part of a sphere
    • Shakespeare
      Sith nor the exterior nor the inward man / Resemble that it was.
  2. Being from outside a country; foreign.
    the exterior relations of a state or kingdom
  3. Outdoors.

Antonyms

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

exterior (plural exteriors)

  1. The outside part, parts or surface of something.
    The sticker was attached to the exterior of the package
    • 2014 October 21, Oliver Brown, “Oscar Pistorius jailed for five years – sport afforded no protection against his tragic fallibilities: Bladerunner's punishment for killing Reeva Steenkamp is but a frippery when set against the burden that her bereft parents, June and Barry, must carry [print version: No room for sentimentality in this tragedy, 13 September 2014, p. S22]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Sport):
      [I]n the 575 days since [Oscar] Pistorius shot dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, there has been an unseemly scramble to construct revisionist histories, to identify evidence beneath that placid exterior of a pugnacious, hair-trigger personality.
  2. Foreign lands.
    She is our new minister of the exterior

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See also


Catalan

Noun

exterior m (plural exteriors)

  1. the exterior

Latin

Adjective

exterior (comparative of exter)

  1. stranger, more strange

Inflection

Third declension, comparative variant

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
nominative exterior exterius exteriōrēs exteriōra
genitive exteriōris exteriōrum
dative exteriōrī exteriōribus
accusative exteriōrem exterius exteriōrēs exteriōra
ablative exteriōre exteriōribus
vocative exterior exterius exteriōrēs exteriōra

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Portuguese

Noun

exterior m (plural exteriores)

  1. outside (outer surface)
  2. outside (the space beyond some limit or boundary)
  3. foreign countries

Synonyms

Adjective

exterior m, f (plural exteriores, comparable)

  1. exterior (located in the outside)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowing from French extérieur and Latin exterior.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌeks.te.riˈor/

Noun

exterior n (plural exterioare)

  1. exterior

Declension

Adjective

exterior m, n (feminine singular exterioară, masculine plural exteriori, feminine and neuter plural exterioare)

  1. external, outer

Declension


Spanish

Adjective

exterior m, f (plural exteriores)

  1. external, outer

Noun

exterior m (plural exteriores)

  1. outside

Derived terms

Related terms