Definitions for outerˈaʊ tər

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

out•erˈaʊ tər(adj.)

  1. situated on or toward the outside:

    an outer wall.

    Category: Common Vocabulary

  2. situated farther out or farther from the center.

    Category: Common Vocabulary

  3. of or pertaining to the external world.

    Category: Common Vocabulary

Origin of outer:

1350–1400

Princeton's WordNet

  1. outer(a)(adj)

    being on the outside or further from a center

    "spent hours adorning the outer man"; "the outer suburbs"

  2. outer(adj)

    located outside

    "outer reality"

  3. outer(adj)

    being on or toward the outside of the body

    "the outer ear"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. outer(adjective)ˈaʊ tər

    ≠ inner

    the outer doors of the building; the outer layers of material

  2. outerˈaʊ tər

    ≠ inner

    the outer suburbs of the city

Wiktionary

  1. outer(Noun)

    An outer part.

  2. outer(Noun)

    (wholesale trade) the smallest single unit normally sold to retailers, usually equal to one retail display box.

    We ordered two cartons with twelve outers in each.

  3. outer(Noun)

    Someone who admits to something publicly.

  4. outer(Noun)

    Someone who outs another.

  5. outer(Adjective)

    Outside; external.

  6. outer(Adjective)

    Farther from the centre of the inside.


Translations for outer

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

outer(adjective)

outside; far from (the centre of) something

outer space.

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