# internal
## English
### Alternative forms

* internall (obsolete)

### Etymology

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.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ɪnˈtɜː.nəl/, /ɪnˈtɜː.nl̩/
* (General American) IPA: /ɪnˈtɝ.nl̩/, /ˈɪnˌtɝ.nl̩/
** Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nəl

### Adjective

internal (comparative more internal, superlative most internal)
* Of or situated on the inside.
    We saw the internal compartments of the machine.
** (medicine) 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.
** (biology) Present or arising within an organism or one of its parts.
    an internal stimulus
** (pharmacology) 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.
    Synonyms: intrinsic, inherent
* (British, education, of a student) Attending a university as well as taking its examinations.

#### Synonyms

* inner
* inly
* interior
* intern, interne

#### Antonyms

* external
* exterior

#### Derived terms

* antero-internal
* anterointernal
* 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
* internality
* 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 reconstruction
* internal refugee
* Internal Revenue Code
* Internal Revenue Service
* internal rhyme
* internal sandhi
* internal stress
* noninternal
* posterointernal
* total internal reflection
* total internal reflexion

#### Translations

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### References

* “internal”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
* “internal”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

### Further reading

* “internal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
* William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “internal”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
* “internal”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From English internal, from Middle English internall, internalle, from Medieval Latin internālis (“of or pertaining to the inner part”), from Latin internus (“internal”) + -ālis, equivalent to intern +‎ -al.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɪntərˈnal]
* Hyphenation: in‧têr‧nal
* Rhymes: -al

### Adjective

internal (plural internal-internal)
* internal
    Synonym: intern

#### Related terms

* intern
* interna
* internalisasi
* internat

### Further reading

* “internal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.