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internal.

Of or situated on the inside.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɪnˈtɜː.nəl/Received-Pronunciation/ɪnˈtɜɹ.nəl/General-American/ɪnˈʈəʳ.nəl/South-Asia/ˈɪn.ʈə.nəl/South-Asia
  1. Of or situated on the inside.

    We saw the internal compartments of the machine.
  2. Of or situated on the inside. Within the body.

    Her bleeding was internal.
  3. Of or situated on the inside. Concerned with the domestic affairs of a nation, state or other political community.

    The nation suffered from internal conflicts.
    the minister of internal affairs
  4. Of or situated on the inside. Concerned with the non-public affairs of a company or other organisation.

    An internal investigation was conducted.
  5. Of or situated on the inside. Present or arising within an organism or one of its parts.

    an internal stimulus
  6. Of or situated on the inside. Applied or intended for application through the stomach by being swallowed.

    an internal remedy
  7. Experienced in one's mind; inner rather than expressed.

    internal feelings
  8. Of the inner nature of a thing.

  9. Attending a university as well as taking its examinations.

    UK
Where this word comes from

From Middle English internall, internalle, borrowing from New Latin internālis (“of or pertaining to the inner part”), from internus (“inward, internal”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, intern + -al.

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