internal definition | Dictionary.com

Synonyms

inside, interior, intimate, inward, visceral, home, national, native, domestic, enclosed, esoteric, immanent

More Synonyms»

Nearby Entries

internal - 5 dictionary results

Sponsored Links External
Find External at Target. Shop and Save at Target.com.
www.Target.com

in⋅ter⋅nal

[in-tur-nl]

–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

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
Cite This Source

Language Translation for : internal

Spanish:

interno,

German:

inner,

Japanese:

内の

View 30 other languages »

Sponsored Links External
Find External at Target. Shop and Save at Target.com.
www.Target.com

in·ter·nal (ĭn-tûr'nəl) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Of, relating to, or located within the limits or surface; inner.
Residing in or dependent on essential nature; intrinsic: the internal contradictions of the theory.
Located, acting, or effective within the body.
Of or relating to mental or spiritual nature: "An internal sense of righteousness dwindles into an external concern for reputation" (A.R. Gurney, Jr.)
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.

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.

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]

Internal

En"trails\, n. pl. [F. entrailles, LL. intralia, intranea, fr. interaneum, pl. interanea, intestine, interaneus inward, interior, fr. inter between, among, within. See Internal.]

1. The internal parts of animal bodies; the bowels; the guts; viscera; intestines.

2. The internal parts; as, the entrails of the earth.

That treasure . . . hid the dark entrails of America. --Locke.

Search another word or see internal on Thesaurus | Reference | Translate

Sponsored Links External
Find External at Target. Shop and Save at Target.com.
www.Target.com

About · Privacy Policy · Terms of Use · Link to Us · Report Ad · Contact Us

Get your FREE Subscription to Dictionary.com Word of the Day