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in·ter·nal (in tʉr′nəl)

adjective

  1. of or having to do with the inside; inner
  2. to be taken inside the body internal remedies
  3. having to do with the inner nature of a thing; intrinsic internal evidence
  4. having to do with the inner being; subjective
  5. having to do with the domestic affairs of a country internal revenue
    1. Anat. situated toward the inside of the body or closer to its center
    2. existing or occurring inside the body or a body part

Etymology: ML internalis < L internus, inward, internal, akin to inter: see inter-

noun

  1. innards; entrails
  2. an intrinsic quality or attribute

internal Related Forms
in′·ter·nal′·ity (-nal′ə tē) noun in·ter′·nally adverb
internal Synonyms

internal

modif.

  1. Within

    inside, inner, inward, interior, private, intrinsic, innate, inherent, under the surface, intimate, subjective, enclosed, circumscribed; see also inner.

    Antonyms external, outer*, outward.

  2. Within the body

    intestinal, constitutional, physiological, physical, bodily, organic, neurological, abdominal, ventral, visceral; see also bodily 1, organic.

    Antonyms foreign*, external, superficial.

  3. Within a group or area

    domestic, intrastate, civil, in-house; see domestic 1, national 2, native 2, regional.

internal Usage Examples

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.