Look up: extrinsic

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   extrinsic
   [adj] - not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside
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   Extrinsic
   Of or relating to an organ or structure, originating outside the part where it is found or upon which it acts
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   Extrinsic
   Extrinsic: 1. Not an essential or inherent part of a something such as a structure. 2. Coming from the outside. Extrinsic forces can mold the head before birth. From the Latin extrinsecus meaning from outside. The opposite of extrinsic is intrinsic.
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   extrinsic
   the properties of a semiconductor,modified by impurities or imperfection within the crystal Category: Electrical engineering and energy • the optical power loss in an optical fibre splice,connector,or coupling caused by end separation,axial displacement,axial misalignment,reflection,or other external condition involved in implementation or use and subject to the control of the user ...
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   Extrinsic
   Ex·trin'sic adjective [ Latin extrinsecus ; exter on the outside + secus otherwise, beside; akin to English second : confer French extrinsèque . See Exterior , Second .] 1. Not contained in or belonging to a body; external; outward; unessential; -- opposed to intrinsic . « The extrinsic aids of education and of artific ...
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   extrinsic
   1. Not contained in or belonging to a body; external; outward; unessential; opposed to intrinsic. 'The extrinsic aids of education and of artificial culture.' (I. Taylor) ... 2. <anatomy> Attached partly to an organ or limb and partly to some other part said of certain groups of muscles. Opposed to intrinsic. ... Origin: L. Extrinsecus; exter o ...
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   extrinsic
   adjective not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside; `extrinsic evidence`; `an extrinsic feature of the new building`; `that style is something extrinsic to the subject`; `looking for extrinsic aid`
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   extrinsic
   (ek-strin´zik) of external origin.
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   Extrinsic
   • (a.) Attached partly to an organ or limb and partly to some other part/ -- said of certain groups of muscles. Opposed to intrinsic. • (a.) Not contained in or belonging to a body; external; outward; unessential; -- opposed to intrinsic.
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    extrinsic
    Originating outside of the part where found or upon which it acts; denoting especially a muscle, such as extrinsic muscles of hand. [L. extrinsecus, from without]
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    Extrinsic
    (Lat. exter, out + secus, beside) Having external value. Value in the relation of wholes to other wholes. -- J.K.F.
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