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/ɪkstˈɪriər ˈæŋgəl/ Listen

adjective

Exterior adj.

External; outward; pertaining to that which is external; opposed to interior; as, the exterior part of a sphere. "Sith nor the exterior nor the inward man Resemble that it was."

External; on the outside; without the limits of; extrinsic; as, an object exterior to a man, opposed to what is within, or in his mind. "Without exterior help sustained."

Relating to foreign nations; foreign; as, the exterior relations of a state or kingdom.

Exterior angle (Geom.), the angle included between any side of a triangle or polygon and the prolongation of the adjacent side; also, an angle included between a line crossing two parallel lines and either of the latter on the outside.

Exterior side (Fort.), the side of the polygon upon which a front of fortification is formed.

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Etymology of 'Exterior angle'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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