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Outer Adjective ˈaʊtə(R ˈaʊtər Layers Skin Chassis Made

Word3 outer
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic /ˈaʊtə(r)/ /ˈaʊtər/
Example
  • the outer layers of the skin
  • while the chassis is made of steel, the outer shell is plastic.
  • the attackers began to enter through the outer walls.
  • the stair winds up between the inner and outer walls of the house.
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outer

(adjective)/ˈaʊtə(r)/ /ˈaʊtər/
  1. on the outside of something
    • SYNONYM external
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/external
    • the outer layers of the skin
    • While the chassis is made of steel, the outer shell is plastic.
    • The attackers began to enter through the outer walls.
    • The stair winds up between the inner and outer walls of the house.
  2. furthest from the inside or centre of something
    • I walked along the outer edge of the track.
    • the outer suburbs of the city
    • Outer London/Mongolia
    • to explore the outer (= most extreme) limits of human experience

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English: from out + -er, replacing earlier utter in its obsolete sense ‘outer’.
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