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
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.
ChatGPT
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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Spoken Corpus Frequency
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
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Outer' in Adjectives Frequency: #516
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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
The outer world discards anyone who's emotionally too sensitive or too fragile.
Dotted across the surface, these small flares might play an important role in a mysterious phenomenon called coronal heating, whereby the Sun's outer layer, or corona, is more than 200 - 500 times hotter than the layers below.
Prayer may not change our outer circumstances but inwardly it can change everything.
That was pretty rough, not many people knew what was going on. Not many people knew how [those accusations] affected me. Not many people knew what they were talking about. They weren’t living, breathing, or waking up with us. They just took it to the outer limits of expressing what they thought was going on. But the truth is, they really didn’t know what was going on.
Even on Monday and Tuesday, Key West, Miami -- you're going to get some of those outer bands from Laura producing very heavy rain and very gusty winds.
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