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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.

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