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Antonyms for internal

Grammar : Adj
Spell : in-tur-nl
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈtɜr nl


Definition of internal

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Medieval Latin internalis, from Latin internus "within, inward, internal," figuratively "domestic," expanded from pre-Latin *interos, *interus "on the inside, inward," from PIE *en-ter- (cf. Old Church Slavonic anter, Sanskrit antar "within, between," Old High German unter "between," and the "down" sense of Old English under); suffixed (comparative) form of *en "in" (see in). Meaning "of or pertaining to the domestic affairs of a country (e.g. internal revenue) is from 1795. Internal combustion first recorded 1884. Related: Internally.
  • adj within
Example sentences :
  • The exterior is not remarkable, but the beauty of the internal ornament is most striking.
  • Extract from : « Yorkshire Painted And Described » by Gordon Home
  • While the mill was at rest he pried into its internal machinery.
  • Extract from : « Biographical Stories » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Norman windows have only one splay on the internal side of the building.
  • Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
  • She believed the death of Jonas was a judgment on them for their internal dissensions.
  • Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
  • It is by "internal evidence," observe, that we decide upon the mind.
  • Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 3. March 1848 » by Various
  • This is made from a piece of brass tubing with an internal diameter of 3/4 inch.
  • Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates
  • Apparently the fall he had sustained had done him some internal injury.
  • Extract from : « In the Orbit of Saturn » by Roman Frederick Starzl
  • Internal evidence seems to leave the question of authorship in doubt.
  • Extract from : « Menexenus » by Plato
  • The place of the Meno in the series is doubtfully indicated by internal evidence.
  • Extract from : « Meno » by Plato
  • True, one escaped, but from no lack of internal watchfulness or order.
  • Extract from : « The Prison Chaplaincy, And Its Experiences » by Hosea Quinby

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