OUTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does outer mean? 

• OUTER (adjective)
  The adjective OUTER has 3 senses:

1. being on the outside or further from a center

2. located outside

3. being on or toward the outside of the body

  Familiarity information: OUTER used as an adjective is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OUTER (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Being on the outside or further from a center

Context example:

the outer suburbs

Similar:

out (outer or outlying)

outermost; outmost (situated at the farthest possible point from a center)

outside (on or toward an outer edge)

satellite (surrounding and dominated by a central authority or power)

Attribute:

position; spatial relation (the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated)

Antonym:

inner (located or occurring within or closer to a center)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Located outside

Context example:

outer reality

Similar:

outward (relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Being on or toward the outside of the body

Context example:

the outer ear

Similar:

external (happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface)

Domain category:

anatomy; general anatomy (the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals)

 Context examples 

The outer nuclear membrane is continuous with the rough endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and has ribosomes attached.

(Nuclear Outer Membrane, NCI Thesaurus)

Skin cancer that forms in the lower part of the epidermis (the outer layer of the skin) or in squamous cells, but not in melanocytes (skin cells that make pigment).

(Nonmelanoma skin cancer, NCI Dictionary)

Nearest the black hole, the gas orbits at close to the speed of light, while the outer portions spin a bit more slowly.

(NASA Visualization Shows a Black Hole’s Warped World, NASA)

He then opened the gate of the outer wall, and they walked forth and started upon their journey.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)

Having to do with or made by the outer layer of the adrenal gland, which produces steroid hormones.

(Adrenocortical, NCI Dictionary)

We closed the outer door and barred and locked it, and bringing the dogs with us, began our search of the house.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

Mitochondria consist of two sets of membranes, a smooth continuous outer coat and an inner membrane arranged in tubules or more often in folds that form platelike double membranes (cristae).

(Mitochondrion, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by the presence of papillary proliferations that contain atypical serous epithelial cells in the outer surface of the ovary.

(Borderline Ovarian Serous Surface Papillary Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

The anti-apoptotic bcl-2 protein is an integral outer mitochondrial membrane protein (OMMP) that is overexpressed in some cancer cell types and is linked to tumor drug resistance.

(Oblimersen sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

This, as you perceive, is a Dunlop, with a patch upon the outer cover.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)