externally

ɪkˈstɜrnəli

Definition

Definition of externally - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

appearanceon the surface or the outside

Externally, the car was spotless.

outwardly

superficially

externalin relation to external factors

The project was influenced externally by market trends.

outside

outwardly

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Origin of externally

Latin, ex (out) + ternus (of the earth)

Terms with externally included in their meaning

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on the surface

adv.

externally

at the outermost layer or level

external hard drive

data storage

device for storing large amounts of data externally

on the outside

adv.

external appearance

appearing a certain way externally

outboard

boating

motor attached externally to a boat

outside counsel

legal

lawyers hired externally by a company

stores

military

munitions carried externally on military aircraft

externalizing

adj.

attributing externally

attributing to external causes

chain gun

military hardware

externally powered rapid-fire firearm with linked-drive cycling mechanism

Examples of externally in a sentence

The package was externally damaged.
Externally, the building appeared old.
The company was evaluated externally.

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French:extérieurement, de l'extérieur, ...
German:äußerlich, von außen, ...
Italian:esternamente, ...
Spanish:externamente, por factores externos, ...
Portuguese:externamente, ...
Chinese:从外表上看, 从外部, ...
Japanese:外見上, 外部から, ...
Arabic:ظاهِرِيًّا, خارجيًا, ...
Hebrew:מִבַּחוּץ, בְּהַשְׁפַּעַת גּוֹרְמִים חִיצוֹנִיִּים, ...
Russian:снаружи, извне, ...
Ukrainian:зовні, ззовні, ...
Hindi:बाहर से, बाह्य रूप से, ...
Bengali:বাহ্যিকভাবে, বহির্ভাবে, ...
Catalan:exteriorment, externament, ...
Czech:navenek, externě, ...
Danish:udvendigt, eksternt, ...
Dutch:uiterlijk, extern, ...
Greek:εξωτερικά, από εξωτερικούς παράγοντες, ...
Hungarian:külsőleg, külső tényezők hatására, ...
Khmer:ខាងក្រៅ, ដោយកត្តាខាងក្រៅ, ...
Korean:겉보기에는, 외적으로, ...
Persian:در ظاهر, به‌طور بیرونی, ...
Polish:zewnętrznie, ...
Portuguese (BR):externamente, ...
Romanian:la exterior, extern, ...
Swedish:utvändigt, utifrån, ...
Thai:ภายนอก, โดยปัจจัยภายนอก, ...
Turkish:dışarıdan, dışsal olarak, ...
Vietnamese:bề ngoài, từ bên ngoài, ...

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