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inbuilt

American  
[in-bilt] / ˈɪnˈbɪlt /

adjective

  1. built-in.


Etymology

Origin of inbuilt

First recorded in 1920–25; in- 1 + built

Example Sentences

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The interceptors -- usually winged or propeller-like helicopters -- are mainly controlled with inbuilt cameras that beam real-time images to pilots on the ground.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

On Professor Leaver's desk at the university are three plushies with inbuilt ChatGPT inside them.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

Another benefit of the material is that it only becomes activated at eye temperatures, providing an inbuilt storage mechanism.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2024

Mina says “educated” immune systems are providing a kind of inbuilt rapid test.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 18, 2024

He claimed that space-time had an inbuilt tendency to expand, and this could be made to balance exactly the attraction of all the matter in the universe, so that a static universe would result.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking