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US
/ˌɪnˈtɝnəɫ/
]
[ UK /ɪntˈɜːnəl/ ]
[ UK /ɪntˈɜːnəl/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface
internal party maneuvering
internal organs
internal mechanism of a toy -
occurring within an institution or community
intragroup squabbling within the corporation -
located inward
she thinks she has no soul, no interior life, but the truth is that she has no access to it
an internal sense of rightousness
Beethoven's manuscript looks like a bloody record of a tremendous inner battle -
inside the country
the nation's internal politics
the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior -
innermost or essential
the inner logic of Cubism
the intimate structure of matter
the internal contradictions of the theory
How To Use internal In A Sentence
- It may absorb radiation and change its internal energy states.
- When the effused lymph is not absorbed it organizes, either forming a sort of internal cicatrix which is harder than the surrounding tissues or increasing the density of the part by augmenting the amount of plastic material within it. An Epitome of Practical Surgery, for Field and Hospital.
- My body absorbed that ability as well; my veins are internally hardened against acids.
- If a person drank water contaminated to a level of 75,000 picocuries per liter for an entire year, they would receive an internal radiation dose of about 16 mrem, which is far below the natural variations in the average annual dose of 360 mrem in the US. Atomic Insights Blog
- We have no interest in interfering in the internal affairs of other countries.
- The Guidance concentrates on the organizational status of internal audit and the objectivity of internal auditors in achieving the requisite independence.
- The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation is responsible for internal security, for counter-espionage, for counter-intelligence and counter-terrorism.
- The admission comes in the form of internal Bank documents prepared earlier in 1992 by its operations evaluation department.
- Symmetrix DMX is rated at 64GBps of peak internal bandwidth, which is a huge leap over the Symmetrix 8000's 1.6GBps.
- MI5, Britain's internal security and counter-espionage agency, is to play a greater role in informing the UK public about terror alerts.
