integral C1 Topic:Cause, Change & Process US /ˈɪntəɡɹəl/ UK /ˈɪntɪɡr(ə)l/ See IPA manual Freq #21611 Meanings 1 adj Essential to something and forming a necessary part of it. Teamwork is an integral part of the company's success. 2 adj Complete and whole, with nothing missing. The cottage was sold as an integral part of the estate. 3 noun In mathematics, the result of integration, used to find areas, volumes, and totals from continuous change. She calculated the integral to find the area under the curve. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · essential to something and... built-inessentialinherentintrinsicnecessary 2 adj · complete and whole, with... entire 3 noun · in mathematics, the result... antiderivativeindefinite integral Word family Forms integrals Derived forms differintegralhalf-integralintegralismintegralistintegralityintegrallyintegralnessintegraphintegrationintegritynonintegralsemi-integral Related forms integerintegrateintegrityintegrous Common collocations integral part Adjective + noun Etymology AI details Borrowed from Middle French integral, from Medieval Latin integrālis, from Latin integer (“entire”); see integer. integrālis la-med integer Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Cause, Change & Process Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # integral **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɪntəɡɹəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɪntɪɡr(ə)l/ **Frequency rank:** 21611 ## Meanings 1. Essential to something and forming a necessary part of it. 2. Complete and whole, with nothing missing. 3. In mathematics, the result of integration, used to find areas, volumes, and totals from continuous change. ## Examples - Teamwork is an integral part of the company's success. - The cottage was sold as an integral part of the estate. - She calculated the integral to find the area under the curve. ## Derived Forms - differintegral - half-integral - integralism - integralist - integrality - integrally - integralness - integraph - integration - integrity - nonintegral - semi-integral ## Related Forms - integer - integrate - integrity - integrous ## Roots and Affixes - Root: integrālis - Root: integer ## Etymology Borrowed from Middle French integral, from Medieval Latin integrālis, from Latin integer (“entire”); see integer. ## AI Etymology Integral is borrowed from Middle French integral, from Medieval Latin integrālis, from Latin integer (“entire”); see integer. In present-day use, it can mean essential to something and forming a necessary part of it, or complete and whole, with nothing missing. Derived formations include differintegral, half-integral, integralism, integralist, and integrality. ## Topics - Cause, Change & Process - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown