Definitions for extrinsicɪkˈstrɪn sɪk, -zɪk
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ex•trin•sicɪkˈstrɪn sɪk, -zɪk(adj.)
not essential or inherent; extraneous:
extrinsic facts.
being, operating, or coming from without:
extrinsic influences.
(of a muscle or nerve) originating outside the anatomical limits of a part.
Category: Anatomy
Origin of extrinsic:
1535–45; < LL extrinsicus, adj. use of L extrinsecus (adv.) on the outside
ex•trin′si•cal•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
extrinsic(adj)
not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside
"extrinsic evidence"; "an extrinsic feature of the new building"; "that style is something extrinsic to the subject"; "looking for extrinsic aid"
Wiktionary
extrinsic(Adjective)
external, separable from the thing itself, inessential
extrinsic(Adjective)
not belonging to, outside of
Origin: From extrinsecus, from *, an assumed adverbial form of exter + seccus
Webster Dictionary
Extrinsic(adj)
not contained in or belonging to a body; external; outward; unessential; -- opposed to intrinsic
Extrinsic(adj)
attached partly to an organ or limb and partly to some other part/ -- said of certain groups of muscles. Opposed to intrinsic
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