Meanings
comparative more externally · superlative most externally
- On the surface or the outside.
In trumpets for assisting the hearing, all reverbation of the trumpet must be avoided. It must be made thick, of the least elastic materials, and covered with cloth externally. For all reverbation lasts for a short time, and produces new sounds which mix with those which are coming in.
1820, Encyclopaedia Britannica; Or A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 6th edition, volume 20, Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Company, page 501
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbon or from the outside
adverbwith respect to the outside
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian въ́ншно
- въ́ншно (vắnšno)on the surface or the outside
Catalan externament
- externamenton the surface or the outside
Polish zewnętrznie
- zewnętrznieon the surface or the outside
Portuguese externamente
- externamenteon the surface or the outside
Spanish externamente
- externamenteon the surface or the outside
Cite this entry
externally. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/externally
“externally.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/externally. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “externally,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/externally.
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