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Definition of External
External

Outward; exterior; relating to the outside, as of a body; being without; acting from without; -- opposed to internal; as, the external form or surface of a body.

Outside of or separate from ourselves; (Metaph.) separate from the perceiving mind.

Outwardly perceptible; visible; physical or corporeal, as distinguished from mental or moral.

Not intrinsic nor essential; accidental; accompanying; superficial.

Foreign; relating to or connected with foreign nations; as, external trade or commerce; the external relations of a state or kingdom.

Away from the mesial plane of the body; lateral.

Something external or without; outward part; that which makes a show, rather than that which is intrinsic; visible form; -- usually in the plural.

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External Quotations

Punk is musical freedom. It's saying, doing and playing what you want. In Webster's terms, 'nirvana' means freedom from pain, suffering and the external world, and that's pretty close to my definition of Punk Rock.
Kurt Cobain

Nothing external to you has any power over you.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man, but you refuse to hate him.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

The pressure of adversity does not affect the mind of the brave man... It is more powerful than external circumstances.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca

And I also see how this body influences external images: it gives back movement to them.
Henri Bergson

External Translations

external in Danish is ydre
external in Dutch is extern, buiten-, uitwendig, uiterlijk
external in French is externe
external in Italian is estrinseco
external in Latin is externus
external in Norwegian is ytre, utvendig, utenriks
external in Portuguese is externo
external in Spanish is exterior, externo, topico


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