internal
338
3.5
- adjective
- /ɪnˈtɜrnəl/
:
interno
- The organism is able to maintain the high body temperatures needed for its internal chemistry.
- internal consistency
- internal and external
- internal reliability
And when you never forget, that internal fire never goes out.
- And when you never forget, that internal fire never goes out.
- And then it's like this Symphony of internal sounds just emerges.
- And then we represent that internal struggle in the physical world.
- I really need to focus on the internal part of who I am.
- And when the bond becomes broken, we develop this internal rage.
- Living Your Quest is as internal and personal as it is public.
- Do not take that on as an internal judgment of yourself.
- They fail to appreciate the internal sound structure of words.
- We are gaining the power to manipulate our internal world, the world within us.
- They had the that just internal drive to be dominant on that end.
- It helps them protect that internal core sense of insecurity.
- And I think sometimes people don't realize their issue is internal, OK.
- They're not really in contact with their internal muse.
- So I'm, you know, maybe an internal optimist on this.
Examples
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Do not take that on as an internal judgment of yourself.
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Conversely, depressed people tend to focus on internal rather than external causes.
Academic text (1999) -
What would your internal self talk sound like?
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I really need to focus on the internal part of who I am.
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The phone line from outside was dead, of course, because of the storm, but the internal line remained clear.
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His internal organs are completely solid.
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We are gaining the power to manipulate our internal world, the world within us.
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Optimizing the aim of the college or university requires internal cooperation of all its components.
Academic text (2011) -
The organism is able to maintain the high body temperatures needed for its internal chemistry.
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Optimizing the aim of the college or university requires internal cooperation of all its components.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Compounds
23
3.0
A main part inside the body that does an important job, like the heart or liver
- Formal
18
3.8
A part of the U.S. government that collects federal taxes and makes sure people follow tax laws
- Specialized
11
4.5
A machine that burns fuel inside to make power to move a car or plane
- Specialized
10
3.2
A branch of medicine that finds and treats diseases of adults' internal organs without surgery
- Specialized
4
4.6
A system in a company that makes sure people follow rules, protects money, and stops stealing and mistakes
- Specialized
1
6.6
A chemical made by a gland that enters the blood and affects certain parts of the body
- Specialized
1
4.2
A device inside a computer that stores files, like a hard drive or solid-state drive
1
8.8
Living apart from others inside your own country because people reject you or to avoid harm
- Literature
1
7.3
A pair of words in the same line of a poem that end with the same sound
1
5.7
Money the government gets from taxes inside the country, like income and sales taxes
- Specialized
1
3.8
A company employee who checks financial records and reports problems to managers
- Specialized
1
4.5
A large blood vessel that carries blood to the brain and eyes
- Specialized
1
5.2
A large tube inside the neck that carries blood from the head to the heart
A government official who gathers national taxes on income from people and businesses
- Specialized
An organ inside the female body that makes eggs or supports a pregnancy
- Specialized
A machine that burns fuel inside and makes power in four piston strokes
- Specialized
A gland inside a man's body that helps make the fluid that carries sperm
- Specialized
A vein in the middle of the brain that drains blood from deep parts
- Specialized
The part of the ear inside the head that helps you hear and keep balance
- Specialized
Costs a company pays when it finds and fixes or throws away defective products before they reach customers
- Specialized
A computer model's learned pattern that shows important parts of its input used for tasks
- Specialized
A blood vessel inside the pelvis that supplies blood to pelvic organs and buttocks
- Specialized
A vein inside the pelvis that joins the external iliac vein to form the common iliac vein
- Archaic
A blood vessel that carries blood to deep parts of the face and to the covering of the brain
- Specialized
One of the two openings at the back of the nose that lead to the throat
- Specialized
Gases move between blood and the body's cells, giving oxygen and removing carbon dioxide
How Internal
Surface Forms
Morphology
internal = intern + al
The adjective is transparently built from the combining-stem 'intern' (meaning 'inside') plus the adjective-forming suffix '-al', so speakers readily infer 'inside/within'.
Etymology
Internal comes from the Latin word internus, built from inter- which gives the idea of being 'between' or inside, and it is closely related to the common word interior. So, to be internal is to be 'inside' something, like the inner parts of a body, object, or mind.