inbuilt
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of inbuilt
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
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
Despite weighing only as much as a pint of milk, streaked shearwaters “have an inbuilt ability to cope with the strongest storms that Japan’s seen,” Shepard says.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 3, 2023
If we were born with all these knacks inbuilt, automated like ants, we would surely miss the variety.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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