v. t. [ F. interne. See Intern, a. ] 1. To put for safe keeping in the interior of a place or country; to confine to one locality; as, to intern troops which have fled for refuge to a neutral country. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To hold until the end of a war, as enemy citizens in a country at the time of outbreak of hostilities; -- an action performed by countries. [ PJC ]

a. [ L. internus: cf. F. interne. See Internal. ] Internal. [ Obs. ] Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ] sn>1. (Med.) A resident physician in a hospital, especially one who has recently received the Doctorate and is practising under supervision of experienced physicians, as a continuation of the training process; a house physician; also called houseman in Britain. [ Also spelled interne. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

2. A person working as an apprentice to gain experience in an occupation; sometimes the position is paid a salary, and other times it is not; as, a white house intern; an intern in a law firm. [ PJC ]

a. [ L. internus; akin to interior. See Interior. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Inward; interior; being within any limit or surface; inclosed; -- opposed to external; as, the internal parts of a body, or of the earth. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Derived from, or dependent on, the thing itself; inherent; as, the internal evidence of the divine origin of the Scriptures. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Pertaining to its own affairs or interests; especially, (said of a country) domestic, as opposed to foreign; as, internal trade; internal troubles or war. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Pertaining to the inner being or the heart; spiritual. [ 1913 Webster ]

With our Savior, internal purity is everything. Paley. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Intrinsic; inherent; real. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The internal rectitude of our actions in the sight of God. Rogers. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Anat.) Lying toward the mesial plane; mesial. [ 1913 Webster ]

Internal angle (Geom.), an interior angle. See under Interior. --
Internal gear (Mach.), a gear in which the teeth project inward from the rim instead of outward.

Syn. -- Inner; interior; inward; inland; inside. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Mach.) Designating, or pertaining to, any engine (called an ) in which the heat or pressure energy necessary to produce motion is developed in the engine cylinder, as by the explosion of a gas, and not in a separate chamber, as in a steam-engine boiler. The gas used may be a fixed gas, or one derived from alcohol, ether, gasoline (petrol), naphtha, oil (petroleum), etc. There are three main classes: (1) gas engines proper, using fixed gases, as coal, blast-furnace, or producer gas; (2) engines using the vapor of a volatile fluid, as the typical gasoline (petrol) engine; (3) oil engines, using either an atomized spray or the vapor (produced by heat) of a comparatively heavy oil, as petroleum or kerosene. In all of these the gas is mixed with a definite amount of air, the charge is composed in the cylinder and is then exploded either by a flame of gas (flame ignition -- now little used), by a hot tube (tube ignition) or the like, by an electric spark (electric ignition, the usual method is gasoline engines, or by the heat of compression, as in the Diesel engine. Gas and oil engines are chiefly of the stationary type. Gasoline engines are largely used for automobile vehicles, boats, etc. Most internal-combustion engines use the Otto (four-stroke) cycle, though many use the two-stroke cycle. They are almost universally trunk engines and single-acting. Because of the intense heat produced by the frequent explosions, the cylinders must be cooled by a water jacket (water-cooled) or by air currents (air cooled) to give the maximum thermodynamic efficiency and to avoid excessive friction or seizing. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. (Psychology) Same as internalize. MKChiefly Brit.
Syn. -- internalize, interiorize, interiorise. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The state of being internal or within; interiority. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself.
Syn. -- incorporation. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. (Psychology) to incorporate within oneself.
Syn. -- internalise, interiorize, interiorise. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. 1. Inwardly; within the enveloping surface, or the boundary of a thing; within the body; beneath the surface. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: Mentally; spiritually. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Between the nasal cavities; as, the internasal cartilage. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. inter- + national: cf. F. international. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Between or among nations; pertaining to the intercourse of nations; participated in by two or more nations; common to, or affecting, two or more nations. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of or concerning the association called the International. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Independent of national boundaries; common to all people; as, the atmosphere is an international resource; the international community of scholars. [ PJC ]

International code (Naut.), a common system of signaling adopted by nearly all maritime nations, whereby communication may be had between vessels at sea. --
International copyright. See under Copyright. --
International law, the rules regulating the mutual intercourse of nations. International law is mainly the product of the conditions from time to time of international intercourse, being drawn from diplomatic discussion, textbooks, proof of usage, and from recitals in treaties. It is called public when treating of the relations of sovereign powers, and private when of the relations of persons of different nationalities. International law is now, by the better opinion, part of the common law of the land. Cf. Conflict of laws, under Conflict. Wharton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. internationale. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The International; an abbreviated from of the title of the International Workingmen's Association, the name of an association, formed in London in 1864, which has for object the promotion of the interests of the industrial classes of all nations. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A member of the International Association. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a revolutionary socialist anthem. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. the act of bringing something under international control. [ Chiefly Brit. ]
Syn. -- internationalization. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. 1. Same as internationalize.
Syn. -- internationalize, make international. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. The state or principles of international interests and intercourse. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The doctrines or organization of the International. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who is versed in the principles of international law. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A member of the International; one who believes in, or advocates the doctrines of, the International. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. favoring cooperation among nations; -- of people and policies.
Syn. -- internationalist. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. quality of being international in scope; as, he applauded the internationality of scientific terminology.
Syn. -- internationalism. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. the act of bringing something under international control.
Syn. -- internationalisation. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. To make international; to cause to affect the mutual relations of two or more nations; as, to internationalize a principle of law, or a philanthropic enterprise. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an international manner; from an international point of view. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Intern, a. ] That which is within; the interior. [ Poetic ] Mrs. Browning.

n. Same as intern. [ PJC ]

{ } a. Internecine. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. internecinus deadly, murderous, fr. internecare to kill, to slaughter; inter between + necare to kill; akin to Gr. &unr_; dead. See Necromancy. ] 1. Involving, or accompanied by, mutual slaughter; mutually destructive. [ 1913 Webster ]

Internecine quarrels, horrible tumults, stain the streets with blood. Motley. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of or pertaining to internal conflicts within a group; as, internecine quarrels.
Syn. -- intramural. [ PJC ]

n. [ L. internecio. ] Mutual slaughter or destruction; massacre. [ Obs. ] Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. internecivus. ] Internecine. [ R. ] Sydney Smith. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. internectere to bind together; inter between + nectere to fasten. ] Intimate connection. [ Obs. ] W. Montagu. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A large network{ 3 } of numerous computers connected through a number of major nodes of high-speed computers having high-speed communications channels between the major nodes, and numerous minor nodes allowing electronic communication among millions of computers around the world; -- usually referred to as the internet. It is the basis for the World-Wide Web. [ PJC ]

a. (Anat.) Between the neural arches or neural spines. -- n. An interneural spine or cartilage. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. State of being within; interiority. [ R. ] H. Brooke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. internement. See Intern. ] 1. Confinement within narrow limits, -- as of foreign troops, to the interior of a country. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Confining within a country for the duration of a war; -- usually of citizens of a hostile power. [ PJC ]

a. Of or pertaining to internodes; intervening between nodes or joints. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. internodium; inter between + nodus knot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Bot.) The space between two nodes or points of the stem from which the leaves properly arise. H. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat.) A part between two joints; a segment; specifically, one of the phalanges. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Internodal. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Med.) The state of being an intern; the position of an intern. [ PJC ]

2. The period of time during which a person is an intern; as, she served her internship over the summer. [ PJC ]

3. A program to provide novices in a field with apprenticeship training. [ PJC ]

4. The period of time during which a novice in a field serves in a subordinate capacity and continues to gain experience; the learning period before one becomes an expert. [ PJC ]

a. [ See Internuncio. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Of or pertaining to an internuncio. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Physiol.) Communicating or transmitting impressions between different parts of the body; -- said of the nervous system. Carpenter. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A female messenger. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Internuncios [ L. internuntius; inter between + nuntius, nuncius, messenger: cf. It. internunzio. See Nuncio. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A messenger between two parties. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A representative, or chargé d'affaires, of the pope at a foreign court or seat of government, ranking next below a nuncio. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ This title was formerly given also to the Austrian envoy at Constantinople. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The office or function of an internuncio. Richardson. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L. ] Internuncio. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A certain old dance. [ Obs. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]