extrinsic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
From French extrinsèque, from Latin extrinsecus (“from without, without, on the outside”), from *extrim, an assumed adverbial form of exter (“outer, outward”) + secus (“by, on the side”).
Meanings
- External; separable from the thing itself; inessential.
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Not belonging to something; outside.
1 Experimental set up for strength testing of the flexor hallucis muscle of the right foot To ensure accurate positioning of the hallux onto the load cell, and to minimise the influence of the extrinsic muscles of the foot (ankle plantarflexors and flexor hallucis longus) and the 2nd to 4th toes, a purpose-built wooden platform was constructed and positioned under the NWBB.
2015 September 9, June Quek et al., “Intra-rater reliability of hallux flexor strength measures using the Nintendo Wii Balance Board”, in Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, volume 8, →DOI:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most extrinsic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| extrinsick | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| more extrinsic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
extrinsically · extrinsicalness · nonextrinsic · extrinsic value · extrinsicness · extrinsic motivation · extrinsic reward · extrinsic protein · extrinsical · extrinsicality · unextrinsic · extrinsicate
Hyponyms
Relateds
Synonyms
accidental · adscititious · external · extraneous · extrinsic
Translations (19)
ca extrínsec (external, separable from the thing itself, inessential) · bg външен (external, separable from the thing itself, inessential) · ru посторо́нний (not belonging to, outside) · sh ekstrìnsičan (external, separable from the thing itself, inessential) · it estrinseco (external, separable from the thing itself, inessential) · ru вне́шний (external, separable from the thing itself, inessential) · sh ìzvanjskī (not belonging to, outside) · sh ekstrìnsičan (not belonging to, outside) · id ekstrinsik (not belonging to, outside) · pt extrínseco (external, separable from the thing itself, inessential) · bg несвойствен (external, separable from the thing itself, inessential) · cmn 非本質 /本质 (not belonging to, outside) · fr extrinsèque (external, separable from the thing itself, inessential) · bg чужд (not belonging to, outside) · ast estrínsecu (external, separable from the thing itself, inessential) · cmn 外在 (not belonging to, outside) · es extrínseco (external, separable from the thing itself, inessential) · cmn 外來 /外来 (external, separable from the thing itself, inessential) · cmn 非固有 (not belonging to, outside)