extrinsic

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18
Words With Friends
20
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ɛksˈtɹɪn.zɪk/
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/ɛksˈtɹɪn.zɪk/ · /ɪksˈtɹɪn.zɪk/

Definition of extrinsic

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. External; separable from the thing itself; inessential.
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adj

  1. External; separable from the thing itself; inessential.
  2. 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.”

noun

  1. An external factor.

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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”).

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