EXTRINSIC


Meaning of EXTRINSIC in English

— extrinsically , adv.

/ik strin"sik, -zik/ , adj.

1. not essential or inherent; not a basic part or quality; extraneous: facts that are extrinsic to the matter under discussion.

2. being outside a thing; outward or external; operating or coming from without: extrinsic influences.

3. Anat. (of certain muscles, nerves, etc.) originating outside the anatomical limits of a part.

Also, extrinsical .

[ 1535-45; extrinsecus outward, adj. use of L extrinsecus (adv.) on the outward side, equiv. to extrim- ( ext ( e ) r outer (see EXTERIOR) + -im adv. suffix) + secus beside (deriv. of sequi to follow) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .