核心 — meaning in English

English meaning

• center noun The point exactly in the middle of something, equally distant from all its edges or sides.
• 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

核心 is used for these senses in English:

• center (geometry) The point in the interior of any figure of any number of dimensions that has as its coordinates the arithmetic mean of the coordinates of all points on the perimeter of the figure (or of all points in the interior for a center of volume).
• kernel The core, center, or essence of an object or system.
• nucleus The core, central part of something, around which other elements are assembled.

center — full definition

1. noun The point exactly in the middle of something, equally distant from all its edges or sides.
2. noun A building or place set up for a particular activity or purpose.
3. noun The main topic, focus, or most important part of something.
4. noun In sports such as basketball, hockey, or football, a player positioned in the middle of the field or court.
5. noun The moderate political position, between left and right.

kernel — full definition

1. noun The soft, edible part inside a nut or seed, once the hard shell or husk is removed.
2. noun The core or most essential part of an idea, argument, or system.
3. noun Computing: the central part of an operating system that controls hardware and manages how programs communicate with it.

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