Definitions for internalɪnˈtɜr nl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
in•ter•nalɪnˈtɜr nl(adj.)
situated or existing in the interior of something; interior.
of or pertaining to the inside or inner part.
acting or coming from within.
existing, occurring, or found within the limits or scope of something; intrinsic:
internal logic.
of or pertaining to the domestic affairs of a country.
Category: Government
of or produced by the psyche or inner recesses of the mind; subjective.
present or occurring within an organism or one of its parts.
Category: Anatomy, Zoology
to be taken inside the body, esp. orally.
Category: Pharmacology
away from the surface or closer to the center of the body or of a part; inner.
Category: Anatomy, Zoology
(n.)Usu., internals. entrails; innards.
an inner or intrinsic attribute.
Origin of internal:
1500–10; < ML internālis, der. of L internusintern3
in•ter′nal•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
internal(adj)
happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface
"internal organs"; "internal mechanism of a toy"; "internal party maneuvering"
internal, intragroup(adj)
occurring within an institution or community
"intragroup squabbling within the corporation"
home(a), interior(a), internal, national(adj)
inside the country
"the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior"; "the nation's internal politics"
inner, interior, internal(adj)
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.
inner, internal, intimate(adj)
innermost or essential
"the inner logic of Cubism"; "the internal contradictions of the theory"; "the intimate structure of matter"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
internal(adjective)ɪnˈtɜr nl
inside sb's body
internal organs
internalɪnˈtɜr nl
≠ external
***internal promotion; internal security forces
internalɪnˈtɜr nl
≠ external
internal doors
Wiktionary
internal(Adjective)
inside of something
We saw the internal compartments
internal(Adjective)
within the body
Her bleeding was internal
internal(Adjective)
concerned with the domestic affairs of a nation, state or other political community.
The nation suffered from internal conflicts
internal(Adjective)
concerned with the non-public affairs of a company or other organisation
An internal investigation was conducted
Origin: From internalis, from internus + -alis.
Webster Dictionary
Internal(adj)
inward; interior; being within any limit or surface; inclosed; -- opposed to external; as, the internal parts of a body, or of the earth
Internal(adj)
derived from, or dependent on, the thing itself; inherent; as, the internal evidence of the divine origin of the Scriptures
Internal(adj)
pertaining to its own affairs or interests; especially, (said of a country) domestic, as opposed to foreign; as, internal trade; internal troubles or war
Internal(adj)
pertaining to the inner being or the heart; spiritual
Internal(adj)
intrinsic; inherent; real
Internal(adj)
lying toward the mesial plane; mesial
Translations for internal
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
internal(adjective)
of, on or in the inside of something (eg a person's body)
The man suffered internal injuries in the accident.
- inwendigAfrikaans
- داخِليArabic
- вътрешенBulgarian
- internoPortuguese (BR)
- vnitřníCzech
- innerGerman
- indre; indvendigDanish
- εσωτερικόςGreek
- internoSpanish
- sisemineEstonian
- داخلیFarsi
- sisäinenFinnish
- interneFrench
- פְּנִימִיHebrew
- आन्तरिकHindi
- unutarnjiCroatian
- belsőHungarian
- bagian dalamIndonesian
- innvortis-Icelandic
- internoItalian
- 内のJapanese
- 체내의Korean
- vidinisLithuanian
- iekšķīgs; iekšējsLatvian
- bahagian dalamMalay
- inwendigDutch
- indre, innvortesNorwegian
- wewnętrznyPolish
- داخلیPersian
- كورنىPashto
- internoPortuguese
- internRomanian
- внутреннийRussian
- vnútornýSlovak
- notranjiSlovenian
- unutrašnjiSerbian
- inre, invärtes, invändigSwedish
- ภายในร่างกายThai
- iç, dahilîTurkish
- 內部的Chinese (Trad.)
- внутрішнійUkrainian
- اندرونیUrdu
- nội tạngVietnamese
- 内部的Chinese (Simp.)
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