exterior

adjective

1. 1

   Relating to the outside parts or surface of something.

   the exterior part of a sphere

   Sith nor the exterior nor the inward man / Resemble that it was.

2. 2

   Being from outside a country; foreign.

   the exterior relations of a state or kingdom

3. 3

   Outdoor.

noun

1. 1

   The outside part, parts or surface of something.

   The sticker was attached to the exterior of the package

   Before dissecting a shark to see how it manages to function so effectively, let us first examine its exterior.

   [I]n the 575 days since [Oscar] Pistorius shot dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, there has been an unseemly scramble to construct revisionist histories, to identify evidence beneath that placid exterior of a pugnacious, hair-trigger personality.

   The structure's exterior is clad in aluminum-oxidized pine, which gives it a reflective quality that complements the galvanized-steel roof.

2. 2

   Foreign lands.

   She is our new minister of the exterior

3. 3

   A recording taken outside to be used in film-making, often including establishing shots.

   We'll get the last of the exteriors done tomorrow.

Forms

plural

exteriors