externala.[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.()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.)