The noun external has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. external -- (outward features; "he enjoyed the solemn externals of religion")
Overview of adj external
The adj external has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (10) external -- (happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface; "the external auditory canal"; "external pressures")
2. (2) external, extraneous, outside -- (coming from the outside; "extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph"; "relying upon an extraneous income"; "disdaining outside pressure groups")
3. (2) external, international, outside -- (from or between other countries; "external commerce"; "international trade"; "developing nations need outside help")
4. external -- (purely outward or superficial; "external composure"; "an external concern for reputation"- A.R.Gurney,Jr.)