ɪnˈtə:nl adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or situated in
the inside or
invisible part. 2 relating or
applied to the inside of the
body (internal injuries). 3 of a nation's
domestic affairs. 4 (of a student) attending a
university etc. as well as
taking its examinations. 5 used or applying
within an
organization. 6 a of the
inner nature of a
thing;
intrinsic. b of the
mind or
soul. --n. (in pl.) intrinsic qualities. øinternal-combustion
engine an engine
with its
motive power generated by the
explosion of gases or
vapour with
air in a
cylinder. internal
energy the energy in a
system arising
from the
relative positions
and interactions of its parts. internal
evidence evidence derived from the contents of the thing discussed. internal
exile see EXILE n. 1. internal
rhyme a rhyme involving a
word in the
middle of a line and
another at the
end of the line or in the middle of the
next. øøinternality n. internalize v.tr. (also -ise). internalization n. internally adv. [mod.L internalis (as INTERN)]
