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internal

The student studies the internal structure of a leaf in biology class.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Located or existing within something: Refers to something situated inside a defined boundary, limit, or surface.
    • Relating to the inside of the body or an object: Pertaining to the inner parts, mechanisms, or organs.
    • Existing or occurring within an organization, country, or group: Concerning matters that happen inside a particular institution, nation, or community.
    • Relating to the mind or inner feelings: Pertaining to mental, spiritual, or subjective experiences.
Examples of Usage
  • Located within something:
    • The internal mechanism of the clock is very complex.
    • The house has an internal courtyard.
  • Relating to the inside of the body:
    • The patient suffered from internal bleeding.
    • The medicine is for internal use only.
  • Within an organization or country:
    • The company is conducting an internal review.
    • The nation's internal politics are very stable.
  • Relating to the mind or feelings:
    • She struggled with internal conflict.
    • He has a strong internal sense of justice.
Advanced Usage
  • "Internal evidence": Evidence derived from the content or nature of the thing itself, rather than from external sources.
    • The historian used internal evidence from the manuscript to date it.
  • "Internal monologue": The continuous stream of thoughts in a person's mind.
    • The novel uses internal monologue to reveal the character's fears.
Variants and Related Words
  • Internally (adverb): In an internal manner; on the inside.
    • The issue was resolved internally.
  • Internalize (verb): To make attitudes, behaviors, or beliefs part of one's nature by learning or unconscious assimilation.
    • Children internalize the values of their parents.
  • Internality (noun): The quality or state of being internal.
Synonyms
  • Inner: Situated inside or further in.
  • Interior: Situated on the inside; inner.
  • Domestic: Of or relating to a country's internal affairs.
  • Inward: Directed or proceeding toward the inside.
Antonyms
  • External: Belonging to or forming the outer surface or structure.
  • Outer: Located outside; external.
  • Exterior: Forming or situated on the outside.
Related Phrases
  • Internal affairs: Matters concerning the internal operations of an organization or the domestic issues of a country.
    • The department handles the company's internal affairs.
  • Internal combustion: A process where fuel is burned inside an engine.
    • Most cars use an internal combustion engine.
  • Internal revenue: Government income from domestic taxes.
    • He works for the Internal Revenue Service.
internal

The student studies the internal structure of a leaf in biology class.

Adjective
  1. innermost or essential
    • the inner logic of Cubism
    • the internal contradictions of the theory
    • the intimate structure of matter
  2. located inward
    • Beethoven's manuscript looks like a bloody record of a tremendous inner battle- Leonard Bernstein
    • she thinks she has no soul, no interior life, but the truth is that she has no access to it- David Denby
    • an internal sense of rightousness- A.R.Gurney,Jr.
  3. inside the country
    • the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior
    • the nation's internal politics
  4. occurring within an institution or community
    • intragroup squabbling within the corporation
  5. happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface
    • internal organs
    • internal mechanism of a toy
    • internal party maneuvering

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