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adjective

Internal adj.

Inward; interior; being within any limit or surface; inclosed; opposed to external; as, the internal parts of a body, or of the earth.

Derived from, or dependent on, the thing itself; inherent; as, the internal evidence of the divine origin of the Scriptures.

Pertaining to its own affairs or interests; especially, (said of a country) domestic, as opposed to foreign; as, internal trade; internal troubles or war.

Pertaining to the inner being or the heart; spiritual. "With our Savior, internal purity is everything."

Intrinsic; inherent; real. (R.) "The internal rectitude of our actions in the sight of God."

(Anat.) Lying toward the mesial plane; mesial.

Internal angle (Geom.), an interior angle. See under Interior.

Internal gear (Mach.), a gear in which the teeth project inward from the rim instead of outward.

Synonyms: Inner; interior; inward; inland; inside.

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Etymology of 'Internal'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Internal" Quotes from Famous Books

... man as an imperfect being obtaining knowledge by imperfect eyesight, imperfect hearing and so forth; who must needs walk manfully and patiently, exercising will and making choices and determining things between the mysteries of external and internal fact. ...

— First and Last Things • H. G. Wells

... revelation, is the internal revelation of the Lord Jesus Christ in the soul. "My sheep hear my voice." This involves no disturbance of our freedom, of the natural operations of the mind; but produces a beautiful harmonious action ...

— Letters of Madam Guyon • P. L. Upham

... reproachful complaint, as that hard liquor coursed into his belly. 'Twas over in a moment—the wry mouth of it, the shudder—'twas all over in a flash. My tutor commanded his features, as rarely a man may, into stoical disregard of his internal sensations, and stood rigid, but calm, gripping the back of his chair, his teeth set, his lips congealed in an unmeaning grin, his eyes, which ran water against his will, fixed in mild reproach upon my beaming uncle, turning ...

— The Cruise of the Shining Light • Norman Duncan

... time for her to go on duty again she returned to the ward to visit her aged friend. His cot was empty. In reply to her eager question she was told that he had died suddenly from internal hemorrhage soon ...

— His Sombre Rivals • E. P. Roe

... the apparatus shown in the accompanying engraving is to effect a separation of the tough epidermis of the sugar-cane from the internal spongy pith which is to be pressed. Its function consists in isolating and separating the cells from their cortex, and in putting them in direct contact with the rollers or cylinders of the mill. After their ...

— Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884. • Various

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