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nucleo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • core noun The central or most essential part of something.
  • guts noun Courage and determination, especially to do something difficult or risky.
  • kernel noun The soft, edible part inside a nut or seed, once the hard shell or husk is removed.
  • nucleus noun The central, positively charged part of an atom, made of protons and neutrons.

Senses

nucleo is used for these senses in English:

  • core The center or inner part of a space or area.
  • guts (informal) The essential, core parts.
  • kernel The core, center, or essence of an object or system.
  • 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.

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.

guts — full definition

  1. noun Courage and determination, especially to do something difficult or risky.
  2. noun The internal organs of the abdomen, or the inner workings of something.
  3. verb To show strong determination, especially in the phrase "guts it out."

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