\Ex*ter"nal\, a. [L. externus, fr. exter, exterus, on
the outside, outward. See {Exterior}.]
1. Outward; exterior; relating to the outside, as of a body;
   being without; acting from without; -- opposed to
   internal; as, the external form or surface of a body.

         Of all external things, . . . She [Fancy] forms
         imaginations, aery shapes.            --Milton.

2. Outside of or separate from ourselves; (Metaph.) separate
   from the perceiving mind.

3. Outwardly perceptible; visible; physical or corporeal, as
   distinguished from mental or moral.

         Her virtues graced with external gifts. --Shak.

4. Not intrinsic nor essential; accidental; accompanying;
   superficial.

         The external circumstances are greatly different.
                                               --Trench.

5. Foreign; relating to or connected with foreign nations;
   as, external trade or commerce; the external relations of
   a state or kingdom.

6. (Anat.) Away from the mesial plane of the body; lateral.

{External angles}. (Geom.) See under {Angle}.

\Ex*ter"nal\, n.
Something external or without; outward part; that which makes
a show, rather than that which is intrinsic; visible form; --
usually in the plural.

      Adam was then no less glorious in his externals
                                               --South.

      God in externals could not place content. --Pope.