Associations to the word «External»

EXTERNAL, adjective. Outside of something; on the exterior.

EXTERNAL, adjective. Not intrinsic nor essential; accidental; accompanying; superficial.

EXTERNAL, adjective. Foreign; relating to or connected with foreign nations.

EXTERNAL, adjective. (anatomy) Away from the mesial plane of the body; lateral.

EXTERNAL CAUSE, noun. A cause for an effect in a system that is not a constituent of that system, especially causes of personal health problems or death, such as poison, weapon wounds, or accident.

EXTERNAL CAUSES, noun. Plural of external cause

EXTERNAL CONFLICT, noun. (literary theory) A conflict that is between a character and an external force, such as another character.

EXTERNAL COUPLING, noun. (computing) a coupling where two modules share an externally imposed communication protocol, data format, or device interface

EXTERNAL COUPLINGS, noun. Plural of external coupling

EXTERNAL EAR, noun. The outer ear.

EXTERNAL EARS, noun. Plural of external ear

EXTERNAL FERTILIZATION, noun. (biology) Fertilization involving the fusion of the male and female gametes outside the bodies of the reproducing individuals.

EXTERNAL LINK, noun. (Internet) A hyperlink that links to another website.

EXTERNAL LINKS, noun. Plural of external link

EXTERNAL RISK, noun. (insurance) Risks that are produced by a non-human source and are beyond human control. They are unexpected but happen regularly enough in a general population to be broadly predictable. Good examples of external risks are natural disasters such as earthquakes and volcanoes.

EXTERNAL RISK, noun. (project management) Risks that are external to the project and the project manager can not control. Good examples of external risks are changes in government legislation, changes in strategy from senior managers, and the economy.

EXTERNAL RISKS, noun. Plural of external risk

EXTERNAL STIMULI, noun. Plural of external stimulus

EXTERNAL STIMULUS, noun. A signal (stimulus) that originates from outside an organism.

EXTERNAL WORLD, noun. (philosophy) The world consisting of all the objects and events which are experienceable or whose existence is accepted by the human mind, but which exist independently of the mind.

EXTERNAL, noun. Outward features; "he enjoyed the solemn externals of religion".

EXTERNAL, adjective. Happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface; "the external auditory canal"; "external pressures".

EXTERNAL, adjective. Coming from the outside; "extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph"; "relying upon an extraneous income"; "disdaining outside pressure groups".

EXTERNAL, adjective. From or between other countries; "external commerce"; "international trade"; "developing nations need outside help".

EXTERNAL, adjective. Purely outward or superficial; "external composure"; "an external concern for reputation"- A.R.Gurney,Jr..