outer skin

  • 41skin — 1. noun /skɪn/ a) The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human. b) The outer protective layer of the fruit of a plant. Syn: dermis …

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  • 42skin cancer — Cancer that forms in tissues of the skin. When cancer forms in cells that make pigment, it is called melanoma. When cancer forms in cells that do not make pigment it may begin in basal cells (small, round cells in the base of the outer layer of… …

    English dictionary of cancer terms

  • 43skin — [11] The ancestral English word for ‘skin’ is hide. Skin was borrowed at the end of the Old English period from Old Norse skinn (source of Swedish skin and Danish skind). The etymological notion underlying the word is of ‘peeling’ or ‘slicing’… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 44skin — The outer surface or body panel. See door skin natural oxide skin seat skin skins …

    Dictionary of automotive terms

  • 45skin — [11] The ancestral English word for ‘skin’ is hide. Skin was borrowed at the end of the Old English period from Old Norse skinn (source of Swedish skin and Danish skind). The etymological notion underlying the word is of ‘peeling’ or ‘slicing’… …

    Word origins

  • 46skin effect — Elect. the phenomenon in which an alternating current tends to concentrate in the outer layer of a conductor, caused by the self induction of the conductor and resulting in increased resistance. [1895 1900] * * * ▪ electronics       in… …

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  • 47outer — adj. Outer is used with these nouns: ↑appearance, ↑borough, ↑chamber, ↑clothes, ↑clothing, ↑coating, ↑core, ↑corner, ↑courtyard, ↑diameter, ↑door, ↑ear …

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  • 48skin — skɪn n. dermis, outer layer of tissue which forms a covering on the body; rind of fruit or vegetables; external covering; membrane; leather sac, canteen made from animal hide v. remove skin; peel, remove a rind; abrade, scratch, scrape; be… …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 49skin temperature — The outer surface temperature of a body. Aircraft skin temperature rises at high Mach numbers. See aerodynamic heating …

    Aviation dictionary

  • 50skin condenser — Condenser using the outer surface of the cabinet as the heat radiating medium …

    Dictionary of automotive terms