Definitions for outer
ˈaʊ tərout·er

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. outer(a)adjective

   being on the outside or further from a center

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

2. outeradjective

   located outside

   "outer reality"

3. outeradjective

   being on or toward the outside of the body

   "the outer ear"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. outernoun

   An outer part.

2. outernoun

   (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. outernoun

   Someone who admits to something publicly.

4. outernoun

   Someone who outs another.

5. outeradjective

   Outside; external.

6. outeradjective

   Farther from the centre of the inside.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Outer

   owt′ėr, adj. more out or without: external—opp. to Inner.—n. the part of a target outside the rings, a shot striking here.—adj. Out′ermost, most or farthest out: most distant.—Outer bar, the junior barristers who plead outside the bar in court, as distinguished from King's Counsel and others who plead within the bar. [Comp. of out.]

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1. • Anatomy

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'outer' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3940

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'outer' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3421

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'outer' in Adjectives Frequency: #516

Anagrams for outer »

1. Outré

How to pronounce outer?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of outer in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of outer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of outer in a Sentence

1. John Foster:

   The constant activity on the surface of the Sun is punctuated by violent outbursts powered the Sun’s strong magnetic field. Solar flares emit bursts of X-rays that travel outward at the speed of light, coronal mass ejections( CMEs) are giant eruptions of hot gasses from the Sun’s outer atmosphere. As this blast wave of solar material( plasma) streams towards the planets at 1000 km/sec, it sweeps up the magnetic field in its path, creating a magnetized shockwave of the type that struck Earth’s magnetic field on October 8, 2013.

2. William S. Burroughs:

   After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say "I want to see the manager."

3. Rachel Dolezal:

   But for sure there is some similarity in terms of harmonizing the outer appearance with the inner feeling, in terms of stigmatized identities, some people will forever see me as my birth category and nothing further. And the same with Caitlyn.

4. Kim Min-jeong:

   The strength, the outer beauty of muscles, the positive attitudes and energetic images of these women become the motivation, women now have higher social status and bigger roles in society.

5. John Updike:

   The guarantee that our self enjoys an intended relation to the outer world is most, if not all, we ask from religion. God is the self projected onto reality by our natural and necessary optimism. He is the not-me personified.

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