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Definitions for outer
ˈaʊ tərout·er
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word outer.
Princeton's WordNet
outer(a)adjective
being on the outside or further from a center
"spent hours adorning the outer man"; "the outer suburbs"
outeradjective
located outside
"outer reality"
outeradjective
being on or toward the outside of the body
"the outer ear"
Wiktionary
outernoun
An outer part.
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.
outernoun
Someone who admits to something publicly.
outernoun
Someone who outs another.
outeradjective
Outside; external.
outeradjective
Farther from the centre of the inside.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Outeradjective
That which is without; opposed to inner.
Etymology: from out.
The kidney is a conglomerated gland only in the outer part: for the inner part, whereof the papillæ are composed, is muscular. Nehemiah Grew, Cosmol. b. i. c. 5.
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outer
Outer refers to the external part, surface or layer of something; located or being on the outside or further from the center; not internal or inner. It can also refer to outer space, i.e., the vast expanse existing beyond the earth and between celestial bodies.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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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Rank popularity for the word 'outer' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3940
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'outer' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3421
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Rank popularity for the word 'outer' in Adjectives Frequency: #516
Anagrams for outer »
route
outre
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of outer in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of outer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of outer in a Sentence
Austrian Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner:
If the government in Athens does not finally do more to secure the outer borders, then we will have to openly discuss a temporary expulsion of Greece from the Schengen area, it is a myth that the Greek-Turkish border cannot be controlled.
As we age, the epidermis (the skin’s outer layer) thins and weakens, making it susceptible to dehydration and wrinkling.
We'll need energy in all forms, and Alaska's outer continental shelf resources could play a crucial role in helping meet that challenge.
You always have to dress in a sort of spacesuit, it’s like going out into outer space. It’s extreme.
We had the opportunity to get a close flyby with Voyager 2, because of the planetary alignment when The Voyager probes launched in 1977, the four giant outer planets were all aligned on the same side of the sun, so we could go from one to the next to the next. It was a really great opportunity.
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