outer

CEFRB1

/ˈaʊtə/

adjective · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    On the outside or farther from the center.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    An outer part.

Examples

  • How do you find food in outer space?

  • The crew prepared for the voyage to outer space.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • [ˈaʊɾɚ]

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Farther from the centre of the inside.

  2. Outside; external.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. An uncovered section of the seating at a stadium or sportsground.

More examples

In context

  • We ordered two cartons with twelve outers in each.

  • The outer layers of the skin

  • 'Phil Cornish' [a snowdrop variety] is like a cross between a pixie hat and a pagoda, with elegant upswept outers [outer petals] marked in a green colour-wash at the top and warpaint slashes at the lower end.

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Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The blank layer of the Earth, called the crust, is located above the mantle.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English outre, outer, outter, uttre, from Old English ūtre, ūtera, ūterra (“outer”), equivalent to out + -er. Compare German äußere (“outer”), Danish ydre (“outer”), Swedish yttre (“outer”), Icelandic ytri (“outer”). Piecewise doublet of utter.