extrinsic
/ɛksˈtɹɪn.zɪk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.62 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
External; separable from the thing itself; inessential.
Example Sentences
- "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."
Etymology
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”).
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: *sekʷ-, extrinsèque, extrinsecus
Inflected Forms
more extrinsic (comparative)
most extrinsic (superlative)
extrinsick (alternative, obsolete)
extrinsics (plural)