outer
Americanadjective
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situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior.
outer garments; an outer wall.
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situated farther out or farther from the center.
the outer reaches of space.
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of or relating to the external world.
adjective
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being or located on the outside; external
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further from the middle or central part
noun
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archery
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the white outermost ring on a target
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a shot that hits this ring
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the unsheltered part of the spectator area at a sports ground
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informal excluded or neglected
Other Word Forms
- outerness noun
Etymology
Origin of outer
Example Sentences
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The folds of the cerebral cortex also stabilize, forming the ridges seen on the outer surface.
From Science Daily
In other words, the coronagraph acts like an artificial Moon, blocking the Sun's bright surface to let scientists continuously observe its faint outer corona -something the real Moon does only during eclipses.
From BBC
The active galactic nucleus heats the surrounding gas envelope in a way that resembles how fusion heats the outer layers of a star, producing a similar outward appearance.
From Science Daily
In this process, the outer soft tissues of the animal were preserved as a delicate clay coating that settled over the skeleton after burial, forming a mask less than 1/100th of an inch thick.
From Science Daily
Sednoids are an exclusive group of small space rocks located on the outer edge of our Solar System and move around the Sun in weird orbits – including Ammonite, there are only four known sednoids!
From Space Scoop
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