different between internal vs central

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?n?t?n?l/
• Rhymes: -??(r)n?l

Adjective

internal (comparative more internal, superlative most internal)

1. inside of something

2. within the body

3. concerned with the domestic affairs of a nation, state or other political community.

4. concerned with the non-public affairs of a company or other organisation

Synonyms

• inner
• inly
• interior
• intern, interne

Antonyms

• external
• exterior

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• internal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• internal in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• internal at OneLook Dictionary Search

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?nt?r?nal]
• Hyphenation: in?têr?nal

Adjective

internal (first-person possessive internalku, second-person possessive internalmu, third-person possessive internalnya)

1. internal.

   Synonym: intern

Related terms

Further reading

• “internal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin centr?lis, from centrum (“centre”), from Ancient Greek ??????? (kéntron).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?nt??l/

Adjective

central (comparative more central, superlative most central)

1. Being in the centre.
2. Having or containing the centre of something.
3. Being very important, or key to something.

   Synonyms: dominant, main, principal
4. (anatomy) Exerting its action towards the peripheral organs.

Derived terms

Related terms

• center

Translations

Noun

central (plural centrals)

1. (especially US) centre

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin centr?lis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /s?n?t?al/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /sen?t?al/

Adjective

central (masculine and feminine plural centrals)

1. central (being in the centre)

Derived terms

• centralment
• centralitat
• centralitzar

Related terms

• centre

Noun

central f (plural centrals)

1. nexus; headquarters (non-military); central office
2. (electricity) power plant

Synonyms

• seu (“seat or headquarters”)

Antonyms

• sucursal (“branch office”)

Derived terms

Further reading

• “central” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “central” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “central” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “central” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin centralis.

Noun

central c (singular definite centralen, plural indefinite centraler)

1. headquarters, place whence organizations are administrated

Declension

Adjective

central

1. central, being in the centre

Inflection

References

• “central” in Den Danske Ordbog

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin centr?lis. Synchronically analysable as centre +? -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??.t?al/

Adjective

central (feminine singular centrale, masculine plural centraux, feminine plural centrales)

1. central

Antonyms

• périphérique

Derived terms

• banque centrale
• chauffage central (“central heating”)
• rond central
• système nerveux central
• unité centrale
• vision centrale

Related terms

Further reading

• “central” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• raclent

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin centr?lis.

Adjective

central m or f (plural centrais)

1. central

Derived terms

• centralismo
• centralista
• centralizar

Related terms

• centro

Further reading

• “central” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Occitan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin centr?lis.

Adjective

central m (feminine singular centrala, masculine plural centrals, feminine plural centralas)

1. central

Related terms

• centre

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin centr?lis.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /s?.?t?a?/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /s?.?t?aw/, [s???????.?t?ä??]
• Hyphenation: cen?tral

Adjective

central m or f (plural centrais, comparable)

1. central

Noun

central f (plural centrais)

1. centre
2. headquarters
3. (Portugal, soccer) back (player in a position behind most players on the team)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French central, Latin centr?lis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t??en?tral]

Adjective

central m or n (feminine singular central?, masculine plural centrali, feminine and neuter plural centrale)

1. central, pivotal, nodal

Declension

Related terms

• centru

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin centr?lis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /?en?t?al/, [??n??t??al]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /sen?t?al/, [s?n??t??al]

Adjective

central (plural centrales)

1. central

Derived terms

• centralismo
• centralista
• centralizar
• centralmente
• precentral

Noun

central f (plural centrales)

1. headquarter
2. center
3. power station

   Synonym: centra eléctrica

Derived terms

Related terms

• centrar
• céntrico
• centro

Further reading

• “central” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Swedish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin centr?lis, from centrum (“center point”) + -?lis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

central

1. central, centralized, situated at the centre (of a town)
2. central, important

Declension

Related terms

Etymology 2

Clipping of centralstation, or any other compound of the adjective.

Noun

central c

1. a central, a centre, a central station, a junction, a connection point, an electrical switchboard

Declension

Related terms

References

• central in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)