EXTERIOR


Meaning of EXTERIOR in English

adj. & n.

--adj.

1. a of or on the outer side (opp. INTERIOR). b (foll. by to) situated on the outside of (a building etc.). c coming from outside.

2 Cinematog. outdoor.

--n.

1. the outward aspect or surface of a building etc.

2 the outward or apparent behaviour or demeanour of a person.

3 Cinematog. an outdoor scene.

Phrases and idioms:

exterior angle the angle between the side of a rectilinear figure and the adjacent side extended outward.

Derivatives:

exteriority n. exteriorize v.tr. (also -ise). exteriorly adv.

Etymology: L, compar. of exterus outside

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.