- 1. a. 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. Source: opted
- 2. a. Included wholly within an organ or limb, as certain groups of muscles; -- opposed to extrinsic. Source: opted
- 3. n. A genuine quality. Source: opted
- 4. adj. belonging to a thing by its very nature Source: wordnet
- 5. adj. situated within or belonging solely to the organ or body part on which it acts Source: wordnet
- 6. Included wholly within an organ or limb, as certain groups ofmuscles; -- 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 whichexpresses the relation which the length of a curve, measured from agiven point of it, to a movable point, has to the angle which thetangent to the curve at the movable point makes with a fixed line.-- Intrinsic value. See the Note under Value, n. Source: adambom
- 7. j:100 a. belonging to a thing by its very nature s. situated within or belonging solely to the organ or body part on which it acts Source: ecdict
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