integrally, adv.
(ˈɪntɪgrəlɪ)
[f. as prec. + -ly2. Cf. med.L. integrāliter entirely, wholly.]
a. In an integral manner; as a whole, in its entirety; completely, entirely, wholly.
| 1471 Ripley Comp. Alch. ii. v. in Ashm. (1652) 136 When the Erth ys integrally yncynerat. 1649 Jer. Taylor Gt. Exemp. ii. Disc. viii. 74 We should choose vertue..and pursue it integrally and make it the businesse of our lives. 1816 Bentham Chrestom. App. ii. Wks. 1843 VIII. 188 The only part of speech which is perfectly simple in its import, and at the same time integrally significant, is the noun-substantive. 1850 Lynch Theo. Trin. x. 200 The more an individual is integrally a man, the more may he know of man. |
b. As an integral whole: see integral A. 1.
| a 1680 Charnock Attrib. God, God a Spirit (1682) 116 Whatsoever is compounded of many parts, depends either essentially or integrally upon those parts. 1936 Colvin & Stanley Turning & Boring Pract. ix. 131 Gisholt lathes have been materially changed in design and construction. Headstocks are now cast integrally with the bed. 1952 S. E. Rusinoff Forging & Forming Metals iv. 55 Small steam hammers have the anvil and frame cast integrally, but large hammers have a separate anvil. 1972 Sci. Amer. Jan. 49/2 (Advt.), An integral peak-reading meter lets you optimize record level without using a scope. Options include a 5 to 30 foot loop adaptor, an interrupting voice channel, and an inverter for 12 or 28 VDC..all integrally mounted. |