nucleus

Meaning

The core, central part of something, around which other elements are assembled.
An initial part or version that will receive additions.
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.

core

kernel

lens nucleus

core group

earth core

inner part

centre field

centre fielder

central figure

resident control program

caryon

nucleator

Staff nucleus

karyoplast

earth nucleus

nerve nucleus

atomic core

key man

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈnjuː.kli.əs/

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 Scientist Michael Faraday in 1844 in a theoretical meaning.

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