What does Outer mean?

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

  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

  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.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. 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.

ChatGPT

  1. 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

  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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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

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Anagrams for Outer »

  1. route

  2. outre

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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. Thomas Rimmele:

    The Inouye Solar Telescope's all about the magnetic field, to unravel the Sun's biggest mysteries, we have to not only be able to clearly see these tiny structures from 93 million miles away but very precisely measure their magnetic field strength and direction near the surface and trace the field as it extends out into the million-degree corona, the outer atmosphere of the Sun.

  2. John Cannon:

    A man was sitting inside at a small table by the windows of that outer wall where the car struck and he managed to escape with minor abrasions from flying glass and debris.

  3. Rudyard Kipling:

    On the road to Mandalay Where the flyin' fishes play, An' the dawn comes up like thunder outer China 'crost the bay.

  4. Sara Haas:

    Intact whole grains that still have the outer layer [the bran], such as farro, freekeh, sorghum, and wheat berries, should be soaked in water overnight to help release the phytates, but this doesn't apply to semi-refined or unhulled types like pearled barley or instant oats.

  5. Evelyn Underhill:

    After all it is those who have a deep and real inner life who are best able to deal with the irritating details of outer life.

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