Exterior


[ik-steer-ee-er] /ɪkˈstɪər i ər/

adjective
1.
outer; being on the outer side:
the exterior surface; exterior decorations.
2.
intended or suitable for outdoor use:
exterior paint.
3.
situated or being outside; pertaining to or connected with what is outside:
the exterior territories of a country.
noun
4.
the outer surface or part; outside.
5.
outward form or appearance:
She has a placid exterior, but inside she is tormented.
6.
Mathematics. the collection of points not contained in the closure of a given set.
/ɪkˈstɪərɪə/
noun
1.
a part, surface, or region that is on the outside
2.
the observable outward behaviour or appearance of a person
3.
a film or scene shot outside a studio
adjective
4.
of, situated on, or suitable for the outside: exterior cleaning
5.
coming or acting from without; external: exterior complications
6.
of or involving foreign nations
adj.

1520s, from Latin exterior, comparative of exterus “on the outside, outward, outer, of another country, foreign,” itself a comparative of ex “out of” (see ex-). As a noun from 1590s.

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