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Exterior
Ex-te′ri-or
,Adj.
1.
External; outward; pertaining to that which is external; – opposed to
interior
; as, the
. exterior
part of a sphereSith nor the
Resemble that it was.
exterior
nor the inward manResemble 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 mindWithout
exterior
help sustained. Milton.
3.
Relating to foreign nations; foreign;
as, the
. exterior
relations of a state or kingdomExterior 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 religionWebster 1828 Edition
Exterior
EXTE'RIOR
,Adj.
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.
1.
Outward or visible deportment; appearance.Definition 2024
exterior
exterior
English
Alternative forms
- exteriour (obsolete)
Adjective
exterior (not comparable)
- 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.
- Being from outside a country; foreign.
- the exterior relations of a state or kingdom
- Outdoors.
Antonyms
Derived terms
Translations
relating to the outside parts or surface
being from outside a country — see foreign
external — see external
outer — see outer
Noun
exterior (plural exteriors)
- 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.
- Foreign lands.
- She is our new minister of the exterior
Antonyms
Translations
The outside part
Foreign lands
See also
Latin
Adjective
exterior (comparative of exter)
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 | |
References
- exterior in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- exterior in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- EXTERIOR in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “exterior”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
Portuguese
Noun
exterior m (plural exteriores)
Synonyms
- (outer surface): lado de fora
Adjective
exterior m, f (plural exteriores, comparable)
- 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)
Declension
declension of exterior
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) exterior | exteriorul | (niște) exterioare | exterioarele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) exterior | exteriorului | (unor) exterioare | exterioarelor |
| vocative | exteriorule | exterioarelor | ||
Adjective
exterior m, n (feminine singular exterioară, masculine plural exteriori, feminine and neuter plural exterioare)
Declension
declension of exterior
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | exterior | exterioară | exteriori | exterioare | ||
| definite | exteriorul | exterioara | exteriorii | exterioarele | |||
| genitive/ dative |
indefinite | exterior | exterioare | exteriori | exterioare | ||
| definite | exteriorului | exterioarei | exteriorilor | exterioarelor | |||
Spanish
Adjective
exterior m, f (plural exteriores)
Noun
exterior m (plural exteriores)