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Definition of "outer" []

  • Located on the outside; external. (adjective)
  • Farther than another from the center or middle. (adjective)
  • Relating to the body or its appearance rather than the mind or spirit. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "outer" in a sentence
  • "If a subjective intuition is directly caused by an “outer” object, Bolzano calls it an ˜outer intuition™."
  • "In the charged black hole, what we call the outer event horizon (r+ on the diagram) is the point of no return."
  • "The guitar on the songs is what he calls his outer life; his inner life is the philosophy informing them."