nucleus.
The core, central part of something, around which other elements are assembled.
Meaning & usage
The core, central part of something, around which other elements are assembled.
An initial part or version that will receive additions.
This collection will form the nucleus of a new library.
The massive, positively charged central part of an atom, made up of protons and neutrons.
A large membrane-enclosed organelle found in eukaryotic cells which contains genetic material.
A ganglion, cluster of many neuronal bodies where synapsing occurs.
The central part of a syllable, most commonly a vowel.
A small bee-hive used to create a colony from a larger existing one.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *knuks Latin nux Latin nucleuslbor. English nucleus Learned borrowing from Latin nucleus (“kernel, core”). The earliest uses refer to the head of a comet and the kernel of a seed, both recorded in Lexicon Technicum in 1704. The sense in atomic physics was coined by British scientist Michael Faraday in 1844 in a theoretical meaning.
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