kern — meaning in English

English meaning

• core noun The central or most essential part of something.
• heartland noun The central region of a country or area, especially one seen as culturally or politically central.
• kernel noun The soft, edible part inside a nut or seed, once the hard shell or husk is removed.
• nuclear adj Relating to the nucleus of an atom, or to energy released by splitting or joining atomic nuclei.
• nucleus noun The central, positively charged part of an atom, made of protons and neutrons.
• pith noun The soft, spongy substance inside plant parts; specifically, the parenchyma in the centre of the roots and stems of many plants and trees.

Senses

kern is used for these senses in English:

• core The center or inner part of a space or area.
• core The most important part of a thing or aggregate of things wherever located and whether of any determinate location at all; the essence.
• core (engineering, manufacturing) The portion of a mold that creates a cavity or impression within the part (casting or molded part) or that makes a hole in or through the part.
• heartland The interior part of a region, especially when contrasted with coastal parts or when regarded as particularly powerful or significant.
• kernel (mathematics, algebra, loosely, of a morphism f between algebraic structures) The set of elements of the domain of f which are mapped to an identity element.
• nuclear Relating to a weapon that derives its force from rapid release of energy through nuclear reactions. [from 20th c.]
• nucleus The core, central part of something, around which other elements are assembled.
• pith The essential or vital part of something; the essence.

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.

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