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• extrinsick (obsolete)

語源

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”).

発音

• IPA: /ɛksˈtɹɪn.zɪk/, /ɪksˈtɹɪn.zɪk/

形容詞

extrinsic (comparative more extrinsic, superlative most extrinsic)

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

   (Can we add an example for this sense?)

2. Not belonging to something; outside.
   • 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:

     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.

同意語

• (separable from the thing itself): See also Thesaurus:extrinsic

反意語

• intrinsic
• inherent

派生語

名詞

extrinsic (plural extrinsics)

1. An external factor.

Further reading

• “extrinsic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “extrinsic”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.