different between phenomenal vs external

English

Alternative forms

• phænomenal (archaic)

Etymology

phenomenon +? -al

Adjective

phenomenal (comparative more phenomenal, superlative most phenomenal)

1. (colloquial) Very remarkable; highly extraordinary; amazing.
2. (sciences) Perceptible by the senses through immediate experience.
3. (philosophy) Of or pertaining to the appearance of the world, as opposed to the ultimate nature of the world as it is in itself.

Synonyms

• (very remarkable): awesome (slang)

Derived terms

• phenomenal world
• transphenomenal

Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “phenomenal”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

English

Etymology

From Middle French externe + -al, from Latin externus, from exter, exterus (“on the outside, outward”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?ks?t?n?l/, /?ks?t?n?l/, /?ks?t?n?l/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?ks?t??n?l/, /?ks?t??n?l/, /?ks?t??n?l/
• Rhymes: -??(?)n?l
• Hyphenation: ex?ter?nal

Adjective

external (comparative more external, superlative most external)

1. Outside of something; on the exterior.
2. Not intrinsic nor essential; accidental; accompanying; superficial.
   • 1850, Richard Chenevix Trench, Notes on the Miracles of Our Lord

     The external circumstances are greatly different.

3. Foreign; relating to or connected with foreign nations.

4. (anatomy) Away from the mesial plane of the body; lateral.
5. Provided by something or someone outside of the entity (object, group, company etc.) considered.

Synonyms

• (not intrinsic nor essential): See also Thesaurus:extrinsic

Antonyms

• internal

Related terms

Translations

Noun

external (plural externals)

1. (chiefly in the plural) The exterior; outward features or appearances.
2. (programming) In the C programming language, a variable that is defined in the source code but whose value comes from some external source.

Further reading

• external in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• external in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• external at OneLook Dictionary Search