outermost
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of outermost
Example Sentences
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That’s when the star goes supernova, which we can detect as soon as the bounced off material breaks through the star's outermost layer — we call this the shock breakout.
From Space Scoop
The two outermost moons, Ganymede and Callisto, are composed of about 50% water ice but likely contain rocky cores rich in elements such as carbon or silicon.
From Science Daily
Unlike the water that falls from clouds on Earth, solar rain takes place in the Sun's corona, the outermost layer made of intensely hot plasma.
From Science Daily
This region is essential for communication between brain networks but is also vulnerable to reduced blood flow from distal arteries, which carry blood from the heart to the outermost parts of the body.
From Science Daily
BCC begins with abnormal growth of basal cells, which produce new skin cells when old ones die, on the outermost layer of the skin.
From Salon
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