outerside

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English

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Etymology

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From outer +‎ side.

Noun

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outerside (plural outersides)

  1. (dated) An outward side; outside surface.
    • 1885, ‎Hermann Schlegel, ‎Fredericus Anna Jentink, Notes from the Royal Zoological Museum - Volumes 7-8, page 101:
      Upperparts of back and tail and outerside of legs a reddish brown grey with a silvery tinge, turning towards the nape to a rich red;
    • 1906, Records of the Albany Museum - Volume 1, page 314:
      Metanotum shining, indistinctly punctured at the base in the centre, the sides closely punctured; the areola large, obliquely narrowed at the base, its apex open, there are 2 lateral areas, both widely open at the base on the outerside; the posterior median area bears about 10 stout, transverse keels; on its apical outerside is a triangular area; the spiracular is bounded on the outerside by a distinct keel .
    • 1913, A. Randell Jackson, “On the British Spiders of the Genus Microneta”, in Transactions of the Natural History Society of Northumberland, page 128:
      In the male each palpal tibia shows a long narrow apophysis on the outerside.
    • 1917, William Henry Waldron, The Infantry Soldier's Handbook, page 87:
      The slide moves along the outersides of the sight leaf.

Adjective

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outerside (not comparable)

  1. (dated) Outside.
    • 1974, Shoichi Sano, “Steering and Handling Characteristics of a Vehicle when Fail-safe Tire is Deflated”, in Fifth International Technical Conference on Experimental Safety Vehicles, page 909:
      Except for turnings with a deflated rear tire as an outerside tire, difference in the performance is small between fixed control and manual control.
    • 1985, Paper:
      Fig. 13 shows that is increased if the three blades are added on the outerside surface of the duct which has already been installed with four blades on upper and lower sides.
    • 1999, Hans Umiker, “5967306: Stackable Bottle Case”, in Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, page 2449:
      a side wall extending around said base, said side wall including an outerside surface defining sides of said case;