internal
in·ter·nal (in tʉr′nəl)
adjective
- of or having to do with the inside; inner
- to be taken inside the body internal remedies
- having to do with the inner nature of a thing; intrinsic internal evidence
- having to do with the inner being; subjective
- having to do with the domestic affairs of a country internal revenue
- Anat. situated toward the inside of the body or closer to its center
- existing or occurring inside the body or a body part
Etymology: ML internalis < L internus, inward, internal, akin to inter: see inter-
noun
- innards; entrails
- an intrinsic quality or attribute
internal
modif.
Within
inside, inner, inward, interior, private, intrinsic, innate, inherent, under the surface, intimate, subjective, enclosed, circumscribed; see also inner.Antonyms
external, outer*, outward. Within the body
intestinal, constitutional, physiological, physical, bodily, organic, neurological, abdominal, ventral, visceral; see also bodily 1, organic.Antonyms
foreign*, external, superficial. Within a group or area
domestic, intrastate, civil, in-house; see domestic 1, national 2, native 2, regional.
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- include: These features include aspects internal to the language and aspects of Japanese in relation to other languages.
- radicalizing: Together they testify to the intellectual value of feminism as a radicalizing energy internal to philosophical inquiry.
Modifies a noun
- audit: To agree the price for the internal audit 13.
- auditor: Internal auditors typically do not have the training to conduct a fraud investigation on their own.
- organ: The affected areas from mesothelioma cancer are the lining of the internal organs in the body.
- affair: It refrains from unwanted interference in the internal affairs of member countries.
- procedure: Guidance on recommended internal control procedures is available from Internal Audit.
- control: The Board is responsible for the Group's system of internal control.
Modifying Another Word
- purely: Too much party discussion is purely internal, talking to ourselves.
- about: DK: [ In that book ] you talk about internal and external hurdles that affect African American relationships.
- not: For commands that are not internal to the shell, the command name is substituted separately from the argument list.
- alternatively: Viewing is recommended alternatively internal photos may be viewed at any Your Move office nationwide.
- there: Are they external, or are there internal school exams?
Used with adjective complement
- use: We use internal Quality Control techniques to guarantee the final product meets our customers requirements.
- have: Ms McElhinney: They have internal, twice-yearly exams, assessed by the teachers themselves.
- consider: For control, we considered internal, N- and C-terminal constitutively spliced regions and performed similar analysis.
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