outer
part of speech
adjective (outer)
meaning for a pupil
1) Outer means on the outside, the part farthest from the middle. tree →
2) Outer space is the space beyond the air around the Earth. tree →
3) In some old country speech, outer means the same as out of, as in outer date, which means out of date. tree →
sense in the lessons
In maths: the outside edge of a shape (outer border, outer ring); the outer edge is a perimeter; an outer border = whole area − inner area. In science: the outer layer of the Earth is the crust; outer planets are far from the sun. Phrases: outer edge, outer layer, outer space, outer ring, outer wall.
examples
- The outer square has sides of 10 cm. tree →
- How many tiles are on the outer edge? tree →
- The outer ring has 16 seats. tree →
- Find the area of the outer border. tree →
- Astronauts travel into outer space. tree →
- The outer layer of an onion is dry and thin. tree →
- Jupiter and Saturn are outer planets. tree →
- Peel the outer leaves off the lettuce. tree →
- Chris'mus doin's is outer date, en dey ain't got no bizness layin' roun' loose. tree →
note
Opposite: inner. Only used before a noun: the outer wall. The outer edge is a perimeter. An outer border = whole area − inner area. Trap: corner tiles are counted once.
In the corpora
- Scorpions are arachnids whose outer shell glows blue-green under ultraviolet light; mothers carry their babies on their backs.
- Snakes have no outer ears and hear little of sounds in the air, but they feel vibrations through the ground and their jaws.
- People with a serious sting allergy may carry an adrenaline pen, such as an EpiPen, given into the outer thigh.
- The Earth's magnetism comes from deep inside, where hot liquid iron swirls in the outer core like a giant dynamo.
- The Earth's magnetism is made by hot, liquid iron swirling in its outer core.
Trees and pragmatics
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