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in⋅ter⋅nal

  [in-tur-nl]
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–adjective
1. situated or existing in the interior of something; interior.
2. of, pertaining to, or noting the inside or inner part.
3. Pharmacology. oral (def. 4).
4. existing, occurring, or found within the limits or scope of something; intrinsic: a theory having internal logic.
5. of or pertaining to the domestic affairs of a country: the internal politics of a nation.
6. existing solely within the individual mind: internal malaise.
7. coming from, produced, or motivated by the psyche or inner recesses of the mind; subjective: an internal response.
8. Anatomy, Zoology. inner; not superficial; away from the surface or next to the axis of the body or of a part: the internal carotid artery.
9. present or occurring within an organism or one of its parts: an internal organ.
–noun
10. Usually, internals. entrails; innards.
11. an inner or intrinsic attribute.
Origin:
1500–10; < ML internālis, equiv. to L intern(us) intern 3 + ālis -al 1

Related forms:
in⋅ter⋅nal⋅i⋅ty, in⋅ter⋅nal⋅ness, noun
in⋅ter⋅nal⋅ly, adverb
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in·ter·nal   (ĭn-tûr'nəl)   
adj.  
  1. Of, relating to, or located within the limits or surface; inner.
  2. Residing in or dependent on essential nature; intrinsic: the internal contradictions of the theory.
  3. Located, acting, or effective within the body.
  4. Of or relating to mental or spiritual nature: "An internal sense of righteousness dwindles into an external concern for reputation" (A.R. Gurney, Jr.)
  5. Of or relating to the domestic affairs of a nation, group, or business.

[Middle English internall, from Old French internel, from Medieval Latin internālis, from Latin internus, from inter, within; see en in Indo-European roots.]
in'ter·nal'i·ty (-nāl'ĭ-tē) n., in·ter'nal·ly adv.
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Internal

In*tern"al\, a. [L. internus; akin to interior. See Interior.]

1. Inward; interior; being within any limit or surface; inclosed; -- opposed to external; as, the internal parts of a body, or of the earth.

2. Derived from, or dependent on, the thing itself; inherent; as, the internal evidence of the divine origin of the Scriptures.

3. Pertaining to its own affairs or interests; especially, (said of a country) domestic, as opposed to foreign; as, internal trade; internal troubles or war.

4. Pertaining to the inner being or the heart; spiritual.

With our Savior, internal purity is everything. --Paley.

5. Intrinsic; inherent; real. [R.]

The internal rectitude of our actions in the sight of God. --Rogers.

6. (Anat.) Lying toward the mesial plane; mesial.

Internal angle (Geom.), an interior angle. See under Interior.

Internal gear (Mach.), a gear in which the teeth project inward from the rim instead of outward.

Syn: Inner; interior; inward; inland; inside.
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Language Translation for : internal
Spanish: interno,
German: inner,
Japanese: 内の
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internal 
1590, from M.L. internalis, from L. internus "within," from inter "between" (see inter-). Meaning "of or pertaining to the domestic affairs of a country (e.g. internal revenue) is from 1795. Internal combustion first recorded 1884. Internalize in the mental sense is from 1884.
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Main Entry: in·ter·nal
Pronunciation: in-'t&rn-&l
Function: adjective
1 : existing or situated within the limits orsurface of something: as a : situated near the inside of the body internal layer of abdominal muscle> b : situated on the side toward the midsagittalplane of the body internal surface of the lung>
2 : present or arising within an organism or one of its parts internal stimulus>
3 : applied or intended for application through the stomach by being swallowed internal remedy> —in·ter·nal·ly /in-'t&rn-&l-E/ adverb
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internal in·ter·nal (ĭn-tûr'nəl)
adj.

  1. Located, acting, or effective within the body.
  2. Of, relating to, or located within the limits or surface; inner.

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