(uncountable) The state of being external or externalized. / (countable) A thing that is external relative to something else.

(anatomy) Situated near or toward the surface of the body. / (pharmacology, relational) Relating to or denoting a medicine or similar substance for use on the outside of the body.

Inessential or superficial features. / Outward appearance. / (programming, in the C language) A variable that is defined in the source code but whose value comes from some external source.

Excessive regard to outward acts or appearances, especially in religion. / The act of judging by outward appearance or acts. / The belief that only things that can be observed by senses are real.

The process of making something external, or visible from the outside. / A physical thing that typifies an abstract thing; an embodiment or personalization.

on the surface or the outside

To make something external or objective / To represent something abstract or intangible as material; to embody / (psychology) To attribute emotions etc to external circumstances; to project

plural of external

plural of externality

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of externalize