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.
Synonyms
lens nucleus
core group
earth core
inner part
centre field
centre fielder
central figure
resident control program
caryon
Staff nucleus
earth nucleus
nerve nucleus
atomic core
Translations
noyau
núcleo
nucleo
Kern
núcleo
nucli
çekirdek
kern
πυρήναςFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈnjuː.kli.əs/
Etymology
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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