Words / B2

ik-STEERR-ee-uh/ɪkˈstɪəriə/

The exterior is the outside of a building or object: the exterior of; an exterior wall (adjective). Interior is the twin; facade is the front; outside is everyday. Photograph the exterior on the site plan, then the facing. Mix-up: exterior vs extra; interior; do not write exterior for a room that is only next to the street unless the source names the outside face.

Meaning

The outside of a building or object; as an adjective, on or of the outside.

Examples

• “Photograph the exterior on the site plan, then the facing, the DT paper said.”
• “Exterior paint featured in the specification, which is the outside-surface sense — still name the product if given.”

Good to know

the exterior of; an exterior wall / shot. Twin: interior. Close: facade / outside. Trap: extra / a street-facing room with no outside face named. DT, geography, and media. The outside — map the facing or name the finish.

Near in meaning

outside, facade, outer surface

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