HyperDic: internal

English > 5 senses of the word internal:
ADJECTIVEallinternalhappening / happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface
allinternal, intragroupoccurring within an institution or community
allinternal, home, interior, nationalinside the country
allinternal, inner, interiorlocated inward
allinternal, inner, intimateinnermost / innermost or essential
internal > pronunciation
Soundsihnter'nahl
Rhymesabdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...
English > internal: 5 senses > adjective 1
Meaninghappening / happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface.
Examples
  • "internal organs"
  • "internal mechanism of a toy"
  • "internal party maneuvering"
Attribute ofposition, spatial relationThe spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
NarrowerinnerInside or closer to the inside of the body
interiorInside and toward a center
internecine(of conflict / conflict) within a group or organization
intrinsicsituated within or belonging solely to the organ or body part on which it acts
See alsoinsideRelating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
Oppositeexternalhappening / happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface
Spanishinterno
Catalanintern
Adverbsinternallyon or from the inside
English > internal: 5 senses > adjective 2
MeaningOccurring within an institution or community.
Synonymintragroup
Broaderintramuralcarried on within the bounds of an institution or community
Spanishinterno
Catalanintern
English > internal: 5 senses > adjective 3
MeaningInside the country.
Example "the nation's internal politics"
Synonymshome, interior, national
BroaderdomesticOf concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
Spanishnacional
Catalannacional
English > internal: 5 senses > adjective 4
MeaningLocated inward.
Example "an internal sense of rightousness"- A.R.Gurney,Jr.
Synonymsinner, interior
Broaderinwardrelating to or existing in the mind or thoughts
Spanishinterior, interno
Catalaninterior, intern
English > internal: 5 senses > adjective 5
Meaninginnermost / innermost or essential.
Example "the internal contradictions of the theory"
Synonymsinner, intimate
Broaderintrinsic, intrinsicalbelonging to a thing by its very nature
Spanishinterior, interno
Catalaninterior, intern

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