·adj Away from the mesial plane of the body; lateral.
II. External ·adj Not intrinsic nor essential; accidental; accompanying; superficial.
III. External ·adj Outside of or separate from ourselves; (Metaph.) separate from the perceiving mind.
IV. External ·adj Outwardly perceptible; visible; physical or corporeal, as distinguished from mental or moral.
V. External ·adj Foreign; relating to or connected with foreign nations; as, external trade or commerce; the external relations of a state or kingdom.
VI. External ·noun Something external or without; outward part; that which makes a show, rather than that which is intrinsic; visible form;
— usually in the plural.
VII. External ·adj 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.