1 [onlybeforenoun] connected with the inside of sth:
the internal structure of a building * internal doors / fittings
OPPEXTERNAL
2 [onlybeforenoun] connected with the inside of your body:
internal organs / injuries * The medicine is not for internal use.
OPPEXTERNAL
3 [usuallybeforenoun] involving or concerning only the people who are part of a particular organization rather than people from outside it:
an internal audit / inquiry * the internal workings of government * internal divisions within the company
OPPEXTERNAL
4 [onlybeforenoun] connected with a country's own affairs rather than those that involve other countries
SYNDOMESTIC:
internal affairs / trade / markets * an internal flight (= within a country)
OPPEXTERNAL
5 coming from within a thing itself rather than from outside it:
a theory which lacks internal consistency (= whose parts are not consistent) * Some photos contain internal evidence (= fashions, transport, etc.) that may help to date them.
6 happening or existing in your mind
SYNINNER:
internal rage
internally adverb:
internally connected rooms * The new posts were only advertised internally.
