1
: existing independent of mind : objective
outer reality
2
a
: situated farther out
the outer limits
b
: being away from a center
the planet's outer rings
c
: situated or belonging on the outside
an outer covering
Examples of outer in a Sentence
the outer edges of the roof
The package's outer covering was damaged.
I removed the outer skin of the onion.
Her inner turmoil was masked by an outer calm.
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In some parts of Luzon, rainfall totaling 400 millimeters (15.8 inches) was reported, and rain from the storms outer bands has continued to drench parts of the Philippines in recent days.
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Jerome Taylor, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024
Parker’s work suggested that this extreme temperature could create an outward thermal pressure strong enough to overcome gravity and cause the outer layer of the Sun’s atmosphere to escape.
—Yeimy J. Rivera, Discover Magazine, 6 Sep. 2024
These feature strong straps, a stretchy waistband that sits high on the back, soft leg cuffs, and a cooling, drying outer layer meant to reduce skin irritation.
—Jessica Booth, Parents, 6 Sep. 2024
The discovery is part of scientists’ attempt to find new targets for NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft, which left Earth in 2006 to fly by Pluto, but has since become the first mission to observe the Kuiper Belt on the outer edge of the solar system beyond Neptune.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
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Jerome Taylor, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024
Parker’s work suggested that this extreme temperature could create an outward thermal pressure strong enough to overcome gravity and cause the outer layer of the Sun’s atmosphere to escape.
—Yeimy J. Rivera, Discover Magazine, 6 Sep. 2024
These feature strong straps, a stretchy waistband that sits high on the back, soft leg cuffs, and a cooling, drying outer layer meant to reduce skin irritation.
—Jessica Booth, Parents, 6 Sep. 2024
The discovery is part of scientists’ attempt to find new targets for NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft, which left Earth in 2006 to fly by Pluto, but has since become the first mission to observe the Kuiper Belt on the outer edge of the solar system beyond Neptune.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Outer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outer. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.
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outer
adjective
out·er
ˈau̇t-ər 
1
: located on the outside or farther out
the outer wall
2
: being away from a center
the outer planets of the solar system
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