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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
in·ter·nal       [in-tur-nl] Pronunciation Key
–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) intern3 + ālis -al1]

in·ter·nal·i·ty, in·ter·nal·ness, noun
in·ter·nal·ly, adverb
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
in·ter·nal       (ĭn-tûr'nəl)  Pronunciation Key 
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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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internal

adjective
1. happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface; "internal organs"; "internal mechanism of a toy"; "internal party maneuvering" [ant: external
2. occurring within an institution or community; "intragroup squabbling within the corporation" 
3. inside the country; "the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior"; "the nation's internal politics" [syn: home
4. located inward; "Beethoven's manuscript looks like a bloody record of a tremendous inner battle"- Leonard Bernstein; "she thinks she has no soul, no interior life, but the truth is that she has no access to it"- David Denby; "an internal sense of rightousness"- A.R.Gurney,Jr. [syn: inner
5. innermost or essential; "the inner logic of Cubism"; "the internal contradictions of the theory"; "the intimate structure of matter" [syn: inner

American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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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