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exterior

[ik-steer-ee-er]

adjective

  1. outer; being on the outer side.

    the exterior surface; exterior decorations.

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  2. intended or suitable for outdoor use.

    exterior paint.

  3. situated or being outside; pertaining to or connected with what is outside.

    the exterior territories of a country.

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noun

  1. the outer surface or part; outside.

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  2. outward form or appearance.

    She has a placid exterior, but inside she is tormented.

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  3. Mathematics.the collection of points not contained in the closure of a given set.

exterior

/ ɪˈɪəɪə /

noun

  1. a part, surface, or region that is on the outside

  2. the observable outward behaviour or appearance of a person

  3. a film or scene shot outside a studio

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of, situated on, or suitable for the outside

    exterior cleaning

  2. coming or acting from without; external

    exterior complications

  3. of or involving foreign nations

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • exteriorly adverb
  • ˈٱǰ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of exterior1

1525–35; < Latin, comparative of exter or exterus on the outside, outward. See ex- 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of exterior1

C16: from Latin, comparative of exterus on the outside, from ex out of
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Scott, “The Pitt” is set in Pittsburgh and you did film exteriors there, but principal production happened on the Warner Bros. lot.

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Daylight Tuesday brought a starkly different scene: volunteers scrubbing graffiti from the exterior of the museum, which highlights the painful lessons of Japanese Americans’ mass incarceration during World War II.

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The exterior of the storefront was also vandalized with graffiti.

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Four industrial fans provided the wind, spreading the fire across dry wood mulch onto small shrubs lining the house’s exterior.

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There was egg on the exterior walls and spray-painted slogans with expletives.

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