Nucleus

Noun

 * 1) The core, central part (of something), round which others are assembled.
 * 2) An initial part or version that will receive additions.
 * This collection will form the nucleus of a new library.
 * 1)  The massive, positively charged central part of an atom, made up of protons and neutrons.
 * 2)  A large organelle found in cells which contains genetic material.
 * 3)  A ganglion, cluster of many neuronal bodies where synapsing occurs.
 * 4)  The central part of a syllable, most commonly a vowel.

Derived terms

 * nucle-
 * nuclear
 * nuclease
 * nucleate, anucleate
 * nucleic acid
 * nuclein


 * nucleo-
 * nucleolar
 * nucleon
 * nucleotide
 * nuclide
 * atomic nucleus
 * cell nucleus
 * syllable nucleus, the central part of a syllable
 * sentence nucleus, the syllable which receives the greatest stress in a word

Adjectives for Nucleus
unyielding; convenient; unrivaled; solid.

Thesaurus
Anlage, Kern, NMR, alpha particle, antibaryon, antilepton, antimeson, atomic nucleus, atomic particle, axiom, axis, baryon, basichromatin, beta particle, bud, center, center of action, center of gravity, centroid, centrum, chromatin, chromatin strands, core, dead center, diameter, diaphragm, egg, electron, elementary particle, elixir, embryo, epicenter, equator, essence, essential, flower, focus, fundamental, germ, germen, gist, gravamen, heart, heterochromatin, hub, hypostasis, inner essence, interior, karyosome, karyotin, kernel, lepton, loins, macronucleus, marrow, mean, meat, median, medulla, meganucleus, meson, metacenter, micronucleus, middle, midmost, midriff, midst, nave, navel, neutron, nub, nuclear force, nuclear magnetic resonance, nuclear particle, nuclear resonance, nucleolus, nucleon, nucleosynthesis, nuts and bolts, omphalos, ovum, photon, pith, pivot, plasmosome, postulate, principle, proton, quid, quiddity, quintessence, rudiment, sap, seed, soul, spark, spermatozoon, spirit, storm center, strangeness, strong interaction, stuff, substance, the nitty-gritty, thick, thick of things, triton, umbilicus, valence electron, waist, waistline, zone

Etymology
From nucleus:, a diminutive of nux:.

Translations

 * Catalan: nucli
 * Croatian:
 * Czech: ,
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Greek:


 * Hebrew:, ליבה
 * Ido: nukleo
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: núcleo
 * Romanian: nucleu
 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: niùclas, eitean, cridhe
 * Spanish:


 * Croatian:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * Ido: nukleo


 * Italian:
 * Romanian: nucleu, miez
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: niùclas, eitean, cridhe


 * Catalan: nucli
 * Croatian:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:


 * Ido: nukleo
 * Irish:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Polish:
 * Romanian: nucleu
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: niùclas
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili: nyukliasi (noun 9)
 * Swedish: atomkärna
 * Welsh: ,


 * Catalan: nucli
 * Croatian:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:, celkern
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: Zellkern
 * Greek:
 * Icelandic:


 * Ido:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean: 세포핵
 * Romanian: nucleu
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: niùclas
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili: nyukliasi (noun 9)
 * Swedish: cellkärna
 * Turkish:, hücre çekirdeği


 * Croatian:
 * Dutch:


 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: niùclas


 * Catalan: nucli
 * French:


 * Scottish Gaelic: niùclas


 * : derc'han -où
 * : 原子核(1)
 * : Nukleus, Kern
 * : kjarni
 * : nucleo
 * : navok, navik , kakil


 * : nuklues
 * : kjærne
 * : núcleo
 * : nucleu
 * : kärna (1,3) cellkärna  (2)
 * : مرکزہ (markazzah)

Anagrams

 * nucules

Noun

 * 1) nucleus, core

Etymology
'kernel, core', diminutive of nux 'nut'

Synonyms

 * kern

Related terms

 * nucleair
 * nucleïne
 * nucleon

Noun

 * 1) lit.  (small) nut
 * 2) kernel
 * 3)  core
 * 4) nucleus

Etymology
A diminutive of nux:.

Descendants

 * English: nucleus
 * Galician: núcleo
 * Italian: nucleo
 * Spanish: núcleo