outermost

/'autəmoust/ Cách viết khác : (outmost) /'autmoust/

Thân thiện

The outermost layer of the onion is dry and papery.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Situated at the farthest possible point from a center: Describes the position of something that is on the extreme outside or at the greatest distance from the interior or central point.

Usage

• The word "outermost" is used to describe the layer, edge, or part that is farthest out in a series or arrangement. It is the superlative form of "outer."
• It is typically used before a noun it modifies (attributive position).

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The spacecraft is designed to withstand the intense heat of re-entering the Earth's outermost atmosphere.
  • Peel off the outermost layer of the onion before chopping it.
  • The treasure was hidden on the outermost island of the archipelago.

Advanced Usage

• Scientific/Technical Context: Often used in astronomy, geology, and physics to describe the most distant or external part of a system.
  • The probe will study the Sun's outermost corona.
• Figurative Use: Can be applied metaphorically to describe concepts or social positions.
  • His ideas were on the outermost fringes of political thought.

Variants and Related Words

• Outer (adj): Located on the outside; external. (e.g., )
• Outmost (adj): A less common synonym for "outermost." (e.g., )
• Extreme (adj): Reaching a high or the highest degree; very great. (Can imply being farthest out in a non-physical sense).

Synonyms

• Farthest out
• Extreme
• Outmost
• Remotest

Antonyms

• Innermost
• Central
• Inner

Related Phrases

• The outermost edge: The very furthest boundary or limit.
  • They built a fence along the outermost edge of their property.
• Outermost layer: The layer that is on the very outside.
  • The outermost layer of skin is called the epidermis.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. situated at the farthest possible point from a center

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