[ɛkˈstəːnl], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- belonging to or forming the outer surface or structure of something
(e.g: the external walls)

- coming or derived from a source outside the subject affected
(e.g: for many the Church was a symbol of external authority)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from medieval Latin, from Latin exter ‘outer’

[ɛkˈstəːnl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the outward features of something
(e.g: the place has all the appropriate externals, such as chimneys choked with ivy)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from medieval Latin, from Latin exter ‘outer’