FromMiddle Englishinternall,internalle, borrowing fromNew Latininternālis(“of or pertaining to the inner part”), frominternus(“inward, internal”) +-ālis(“-al”,adjectival suffix). Bysurface analysis,intern +-al.
internal (comparativemoreinternal,superlativemostinternal)
- Of orsituated on theinside.
We saw theinternal compartments of the machine.
- (medicine)Within thebody.
Her bleeding wasinternal.
- Concerned with thedomestic affairs of anation,state or otherpoliticalcommunity.
The nation suffered frominternal conflicts.
the minister ofinternal affairs
- Concerned with thenon-public affairs of acompany or otherorganisation.
Aninternal investigation was conducted.
- (biology) Present orarising within anorganism or one of its parts.
aninternal stimulus
- (pharmacology)Applied orintended forapplication through thestomach by beingswallowed.
aninternal remedy
- Experienced in one'smind;inner rather thanexpressed.
internal feelings
- Of theinnernature of a thing.
- Synonyms:intrinsic,inherent
- (UK, education, of astudent)Attending auniversity as well as taking itsexaminations.
concerned with the domestic affairs of a nation, state etc.
concerned with the non-public affairs of a company or other organisation
Translations to be checked
- “internal”, inWebster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.:G. & C. Merriam,1913,→OCLC.
- William Dwight Whitney,Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “internal”, inThe Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.:The Century Co.,→OCLC.
- “internal”, inOneLook Dictionary Search.
FromEnglishinternal, fromMiddle Englishinternall,internalle, fromMedieval Latininternālis(“of or pertaining to the inner part”), fromLatininternus(“internal”) +-ālis, equivalent tointern +-al.
- IPA(key): [ɪntərˈnal]
- Hyphenation:in‧têr‧nal
- Rhymes:-al
internal (pluralinternal-internal)
- internal
- Synonym:intern
