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内核 — meaning in English

nèi hé

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English meaning

  • core noun The central or most essential part of something.
  • newel noun Either of two kinds of supporting post in a staircase.

Senses

内核 is used for these senses in English:

  • core A piece of ferromagnetic material (e.g., soft iron), inside the windings of an electromagnet, that channels the magnetic field.
  • newel (architecture) A central pillar around which a staircase spirals.

core — full definition

  1. noun The central or most essential part of something.
  2. noun The hard central part of certain fruits, containing the seeds.
  3. adj Forming the most important or fundamental part of something.
  4. verb To remove the core from a piece of fruit.

newel — full definition

  1. noun Either of two kinds of supporting post in a staircase.
  2. noun A central pillar around which some types of spiral staircase are spiralled.
  3. noun A sturdy pillar at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs, supporting the handrail.

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