\In*trin"sic\ ([i^]n*tr[i^]n"s[i^]k), a. [L.
intrinsecus inward, on the inside; intra within + secus
otherwise, beside; akin to E. second: cf. F. intrins[`e]que.
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.) 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.

\In*trin"sic\, n.
A genuine quality. [Obs.] --Warburton.