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in·ter·nal  (n-tûrnl)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or located within the limits or surface; inner.

2. Residing in or dependent on essential nature; intrinsic: the internal contradictions of the theory.

3. Located, acting, or effective within the body.

4. Of or relating to mental or spiritual nature: "An internal sense of righteousness dwindles into an external concern for reputation" A.R. Gurney, Jr.

5. Of or relating to the domestic affairs of a nation, group, or business.

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[Middle English internall, from Old French internel, from Medieval Latin internlis, from Latin internus, from inter, within; see en in Indo-European roots.]

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inter·nali·ty (-nl-t) n.

in·ternal·ly adv.

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internal

Adjective

1. of, situated on, or suitable for the inside

2. Anat affecting or relating to the inside of the body: internal bleeding

3. of a nation's domestic affairs: internal politics

4. coming or acting from within an organization: an internal reorganization

5. spiritual or mental: internal conflict [Latin internus]

internally adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	internal - happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface; "internal organs"; "internal mechanism of a toy"; "internal party maneuvering" inside - relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space; "he reached into his inside jacket pocket"; "inside out"; "an inside pitch is between home plate and the batter" external - happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface; "the external auditory canal"; "external pressures"
	2.	internal - occurring within an institution or community; "intragroup squabbling within the corporation" intragroup intramural - carried on within the bounds of an institution or community; "most of the students participated actively in the college's intramural sports program"
	3.	internal - inside the country; "the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior"; "the nation's internal politics" interior, home, national domestic - of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation; "domestic issues such as tax rate and highway construction"
	4.	internal - 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, interior inward - relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts; "a concern with inward reflections"
	5.	internal - innermost or essential; "the inner logic of Cubism"; "the internal contradictions of the theory"; "the intimate structure of matter" inner, intimate intrinsic, intrinsical - belonging to a thing by its very nature; "form was treated as something intrinsic, as the very essence of the thing"- John Dewey

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internal

adjective 1. domestic, home, national, local, civic, in-house, intramural

adjective 2. inner, inside, interior << OPPOSITE external

adjective 3. emotional, mental, private, secret, subjective << OPPOSITE revealed

Translations

internal [ɪnˈtəːnl] adj → interno, interior;

internal injuries → heridas fpl or lesiones fpl internas

internal [ɪnˈtəːnl] adj → interne; [dispute, reform etc] → intérieur(e);

internal injuries → lésions fpl internes

internal [ɪnˈtəːnl] adj → innere(r, s);

(pipes) → im Haus;

(politics) → Innen-;

(dispute, reform, memo, structure etc) → intern

internal [ɪnˈtəːnl] adj → interno/a;

internal injuries → lesioni fpl interne

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internal

adj internal [inˈtəːnl]

1 of, on or in the inside of something (eg a person's body) The man suffered internal injuries in the accident. inwendig داخِلي вътрешен vnitřní indre; indvendig inner εσωτερικός interno sisemine داخلی sisäinen interne פְּנִימִי आन्तरिक unutarnji belső bagian dalam innvortis- interno 内の 내부의 vidinis iekšķīgs; iekšējs bahagian dalam inwendig indre, innvortes wewnętrzny interno intern внутренний vnútorný notranji unutrašnji inre, invärtes, invändig ภายในร่างกาย iç, dahilî 體內的 внутрішній اندرونی nội tạng 体内的

2 concerning what happens within a country etc, rather than its relationship with other countries etc The prime ministers agreed that no country should interfere in another country's internal affairs. binnelandse داخلي вътрешни работи vnitřní indre Innen-... εσωτερικός interior sise- داخلی sisäinen intérieur -פְּנִים स्वदेशीय, देशीय unutrašnji bel-(ügyek) dalam negeri innanlands- interno 国内の 국내의 vidaus iekšējs; iekšzemes- dalam binnenlands indre, innenlandsk, intern wewnętrzny interno intern внутренний vnútorný notranji unutrašnji intern, inre, inrikes เกี่ยวกับเรื่องภายในประเทศ iç, dahilî 國內的 внутрішній ملک کے داخلی معاملات سے متعلق nội bộ 国内的

adv inˈternally

inwendig داخِليّاً вътрешно vnitřně internt; indvendigt innen εσωτερικά internamente sisemiselt درونی sisäisesti intérieurement מְבִפנִים आंतरिक रूप से interno, unutarnje belül, belsőleg secara intern innvortis; hið innra internamente 内部で 내부로 viduje iekšķīgi; iekšēji dalam inwendig, van binnen innvortes, i det indre, internt wewnętrznie internamente (pe plan) intern внутренне vnútorne notranje unutrašnje i det inre, invärtes ภายใน içten 內部地 всередині داخلی طور پر vào trong; nội tại 内部地

internal combustion

a means of producing power eg in the engine of a motor car by the burning of a fuel gas (eg petrol vapour) inside the cylinder(s) of the engine. binneverbranding إحْتِراق داخِلي вътрешно горене vnitřní spalování forbrænding die Verbrennung εσωτερική καύση combustión interna/de explosión sisepõlemismootor متور درونسوز poltto combustion interne מָנוֹע שְׂרֵיפָה פְּנִימִית अन्तर्दहन इंजन unutrašnje izgaranje pembakaran dalam sprengihreyfill combustione interna 内燃機関 내연식 vidaus degimas iekšdedze pembakaran dalam verbranding indre forbrenning spalanie (w silniku) combustão interna (cu) ardere internă двигатель внутреннего сгорания vnútorné spaľovanie notranje izgorevanje unutrašnje sagorevanje förbränning กระบวนการเผาไหม้ภายในเครื่องยนต์ içten yanmalı 內燃 внутрішнє згорання اندرونی احتراق sự đốt trong 内燃机