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intrinsic

ADJ เนื้อแท้  ใน เนื้อหา ที่ แท้จริง  congenital natural real extrinsic nuan-tea

 

intrinsical

A ที่อยู่ ภายใน  ที่ เกี่ยวกับ ธรรมชาติ ของ มัน  intrinsic

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INTRINSIC, INTRINSICAL

a.[L. intrinsecus; intra and secus.] 1. Inward; internal; hence, true; genuine; real; essential; inherent; not apparent or accidental; as the intrinsic value of gold or silver; the intrinsic merit of an action; the intrinsic worth or goodness of a person.
2. Intimate; closely familiar.

 

INTRINSICALLY

adv. Internally; in its nature; really; truly. A lie is a thing absolutely and intrinsically evil.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INTRINSIC

In *trin "sic, a. Etym: [L. intrinsecus inward, on the inside; intra within + secus otherwise, beside; akin to E. second: cf. F. intrinsèque. See Inter-, Second, and cf. Extrinsic. ]

 

1. Inward; internal; hence, true; genuine; real; essential; inherent; not merely apparent or accidental; -- opposed to extrinsic; as, the intrinsic value of gold or silver; the intrinsic merit of an action; the intrinsic worth or goodness of a person. He was better qualified than they to estimate justly the intrinsic value of Grecian philosophy and refinement. I. Taylor.

 

2. (Anat. )

 

Defn: Included wholly within an organ or limb, as certain groups of muscles; -- opposed to extrinsic. Intrinsic energy of a body (Physics ), the work it can do in virtue of its actual condition, without any supply of energy from without. -- Intrinsic equation of a curve (Geom.), the equation which expresses the relation which the length of a curve, measured from a given point of it, to a movable point, has to the angle which the tangent to the curve at the movable point makes with a fixed line. -- Intrinsic value. See the Note under Value, n.

 

Syn. -- Inherent; innate; natural; real; genuine.

 

INTRINSIC

INTRINSIC In *trin "sic, n.

 

Defn: A genuine quality. [Obs. ] Warburton.

 

INTRINSICAL

INTRINSICAL In *trin "sic *al, a. [Formerly written intrinsecal.]

 

1. Intrinsic.

 

2. Intimate; closely familiar. [Obs. ] Sir H. Wotton.

 

INTRINSICALITY

INTRINSICALITY In *trin `si *cal "i *ty, n.

 

Defn: The quality of

 

INTRINSICALLY

INTRINSICALLY In *trin "sic *al *ly, adv.

 

Defn: Internally; A lie is a thing absolutely and intrinsically evil. South.

 

INTRINSICALNESS

INTRINSICALNESS In *trin "sic *al *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality of being intrinsical; intrinsicality.

 

INTRINSICATE

INTRINSICATE In *trin "si *cate, a.

 

Defn: Intricate. [Obs. ] Shak.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

intrinsic

in trin sic |inˈtrinzik, -sik ɪnˈtrɪnzɪk ɪnˈtrɪnsɪk | adjective belonging naturally; essential: access to the arts is intrinsic to a high quality of life. (of a muscle ) contained wholly within the organ on which it acts. DERIVATIVES in trin si cal ly |-ik (ə )lē |adverb ORIGIN late 15th cent. (in the general sense interior, inner ): from French intrinsèque, from late Latin intrinsecus, from the earlier adverb intrinsecus inwardly, inward.

 

intrinsic factor

in trin sic fac tor noun Biochemistry a substance secreted by the stomach that enables the body to absorb vitamin B 12. It is a glycoprotein.

 

Oxford Dictionary

intrinsic

intrinsic |ɪnˈtrɪnsɪk | adjective belonging naturally; essential: access to the arts is intrinsic to a high quality of life. DERIVATIVES intrinsically adverb ORIGIN late 15th cent. (in the general sense interior, inner ): from French intrinsèque, from late Latin intrinsecus, from the earlier adverb intrinsecus inwardly, inwards .

 

intrinsic factor

in |trin ¦sic fac ¦tor noun [ mass noun ] Biochemistry a substance secreted by the stomach which enables the body to absorb vitamin B 12. It is a glycoprotein.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

intrinsic

intrinsic adjective an intrinsic eye for fashion: inherent, innate, inborn, inbred, congenital, connate, natural; deep-rooted, deep-seated, indelible, ineradicable, ingrained; integral, basic, fundamental, essential; built-in.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

intrinsic

intrinsic adjective pride was an intrinsic component of his personal make-up: inherent, innate, inborn, inbred, congenital, natural, native, constitutional, built-in, ingrained, deep-rooted, inseparable, permanent, indelible, ineradicable, ineffaceable; integral, basic, fundamental, underlying, constitutive, elemental, essential, vital, necessary; rare connate, connatural. ANTONYMS extrinsic; acquired. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD intrinsic, inherent, essential, innate See inherent . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

intrinsic

in trin sic /ɪntrɪ́nsɪk, -zɪk /形容詞 1 «…に » 固有の, 本来備わっている, 本質的な (essential ) «in , to » (extrinsic )the intrinsic value of a coin 貨幣の真正価値 〘額面価値 (face value )に対して 〙2 解剖 筋肉 神経が 〉ある器官の内部にある .in tr n si cal ly /-k (ə )li /副詞 本質的に, 本来 .