internal
UK/ɪnˈtɜː.nəl//ɪnˈtɜɹ.nəl/
internal adjective: of or situated on the inside.
Adjective
internal (comparative more internal, superlative most internal)
- Of or situated on the inside.
- We saw the internal compartments of the machine.
- Within the body.
- Her bleeding was internal.
- Concerned with the domestic affairs of a nation, state or other political community.
- The nation suffered from internal conflicts.
- the minister of internal affairs
- Concerned with the non-public affairs of a company or other organisation.
- An internal investigation was conducted.
- Present or arising within an organism or one of its parts.
- an internal stimulus
- Applied or intended for application through the stomach by being swallowed.
- an internal remedy
- Experienced in one's mind; inner rather than expressed.
- internal feelings
- Of the inner nature of a thing.
- Attending a university as well as taking its examinations.
internal meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
internal in Hindi
- inside of something
- आंतरिक āntrik
- within the body
- अंतः antaḥ
- concerned with the domestic affairs of a nation, state etc.
- आंतरिक āntrik
- concerned with the non-public affairs of a company or other organisation
- आंतरिक āntrik
internal in Tamil
- அகவியல்பான, உள், உள்ளமை, உள்ளான, அகத்துள்ள, உட்புற
internal in Marathi
- अंतर्गत
internal in Urdu
- concerned with the domestic affairs of a nation, state etc.
- اندرونی andrūnī
- concerned with the non-public affairs of a company or other organisation
- اندرونی andrūnī
More languagesFewer languages
- internal in Bengali
- দেশিয় deśiẏo, অন্তর্ঘাত ontorghat
- internal in Telugu
- అంతర్గర్భితము antargarbhitamu
- internal in Malayalam
- അദ്ധ്യാത്മികമായ, ആഭ്യന്തരമായ, ആന്തരികമായ, ഗാർഹികമായ
- internal in Kannada
- ಒಳಗಿನ, ಒಳಗಡೆಯ, ಒಳಾಳ್ವಿಕೆಯ, ಆಂತರಿಕ
- internal in Punjabi
- ਅੰਦਰਲਾ andarlā
- internal in Odia
- ଭିତରର bhitarara
- internal in Assamese
- ভিতৰুৱা bhitorua
- internal in Nepali
- आन्तरिक
- internal in Persian
- درونی darôni, داخلی dâxeli
Examples of internal in a sentence
- Internal hairs occur in the flower stalk of the yellow frog lily (Nuphar).
- The external web servers hit DBSRV7, but the internal web server hits DBSRV3.
- In nearly all internal combustion engines, the valves are of the poppet type.
Synonyms of internal
Antonyms
Forms of internal
| comparative | more internal |
|---|---|
| superlative | most internal |
| alternative form (obsolete) | internall |
Origin of internal
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.
Words formed from internal
- anterointernal
- antero-internal
- complete internal reflection
- dorsointernal
- internal acoustic meatus
- internal affairs
- internal angle
- internal auditory artery
- internal auditory canal
- internal auditory meatus
- internal carotid artery
- internal carotid plexus
- internal combustion
- internal combustion engine
- internal condom
- internal conflict
- internal diameter
- internal ear
- internal energy
- internal exclusion
- internal exile
- internal fertilization
- internal genitalia
- internal iliac artery
- internalism
- internalist
- internalistic
- internality
- internalization
- internalize
- internalise
- internal jugular vein
- internal link
- internally
- internal maxillary artery
- internal medicine
- internal migration
- internal monologue
- internalness
- internal oblique
- internal oblique muscle
- internal occipital protuberance
- internal organ
- internal passport
- internal perception
- internal reconstruction
- internal refugee
- Internal Revenue Code
- internal rhyme
- internal sandhi
- internal stress
- noninternal
- posterointernal
- total internal reflection
- total internal reflexion
Phrases with internal
- internal ears
- internal links
- internal angles
- internal exiles
- internal organs
- internal rhymes
- internal condoms
- internal energies
- internal obliques
- internal refugees
- internal conflicts
- internal diameters
21 more phrasesFewer phrases
- internal passports
- internal exclusions
- internal migrations
- internal monologues
- internal jugular veins
- internal fertilizations
- internal iliac arteries
- internal auditory canals
- internal reconstructions
- internal carotid arteries
- internal carotid plexuses
- total internal reflexions
- internal acoustic meatuses
- internal auditory arteries
- internal auditory meatuses
- total internal reflections
- internal combustion engined
- internal combustion engines
- internal combustion-engined
- internal maxillary arteries
- complete internal reflections
Words that rhyme with internal
- kernel
- external
- colonel
- diurnal
- infernal
- journal
- eternal
- fraternal
- paternal
- maternal
- hyosternal
- nocturnal
40 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- sempiternal
- supernal
- vernal
- anteroexternal
- anterointernal
- antesternal
- asternal
- chondrosternal
- coeternal
- coracosternal
- costosternal
- coxosternal
- dorsoexternal
- dorsointernal
- episternal
- hesternal
- hodiernal
- infrasternal
- intersternal
- latisternal
- mesosternal
- metasternal
- midsternal
- nonexternal
- noninternal
- parasternal
- peristernal
- posteroexternal
- posterointernal
- poststernal
- presternal
- retrosternal
- sternal
- substernal
- supersternal
- suprasternal
- ternal
- tracheosternal
- transsternal
- vertebrosternal
Questions about internal
- What does internal mean?
- Internal means of or situated on the inside.
- What is internal in Hindi?
- Internal in Hindi is आंतरिक (āntrik), अंतः (antaḥ). See Internal meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is internal?
- Internal is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce internal?
- Internal is pronounced /ɪnˈtɜː.nəl/ (UK).
Words near internal in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: internal (page history and authors); internal (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); internal (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); অন্তর্ঘাত (Bengali) (page history and authors); అంతర్గర్భితము (Telugu) (page history and authors); internal (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); internal (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਅੰਦਰਲਾ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); ভিতৰুৱা (Assamese) (page history and authors); internal (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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