internal
adjEtymology
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.
- derived from internālis
- inherited from internall, internalle
Definitions
Of or situated on the inside.
- We saw the internal compartments of the machine.
Experienced in one's mind
Experienced in one's mind; inner rather than expressed.
- internal feelings
Of the inner nature of a thing.
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Attending a university as well as taking its examinations.
The neighborhood
Derived
anterointernal, antero-internal, 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, internalistic, internality, internalization, internalize, internalise, internal jugular vein, internal link, internally, internal maxillary artery, internal medicine, internal migration, internal monologue, internalness, internal oblique · +14 more
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at internal. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at internal. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
8 hops · closes at internal
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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