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kärna — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • churn verb To stir or agitate a liquid vigorously, especially to make butter from cream.
  • core noun The central or most essential part of something.
  • crux noun The most important or decisive point of a matter.
  • 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.
  • pip noun A small hard seed found in fruits such as apples, oranges, or grapes.
  • pit noun A hole or hollow in the ground.
  • 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.
  • stone noun A hard natural material, or a piece of it, such as rock or a pebble.
  • sum noun The total obtained by adding numbers or quantities together.

Senses

kärna is used for these senses in English:

  • churn A vessel used for churning, especially for producing butter.
  • churn (transitive) To agitate rapidly and repetitively, or to stir with a rowing or rocking motion; generally applies to liquids, notably cream.
  • 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.
  • kernel (computing) The central part of many computer operating systems which manages the system's resources and the communication between hardware and software components.
  • 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.
  • nucleus (chemistry, physics) The massive, positively charged central part of an atom, made up of protons and neutrons.
  • pit A seed inside a fruit; a stone or pip inside a fruit.
  • pith The essential or vital part of something; the essence.

churn — full definition

  1. verb To stir or agitate a liquid vigorously, especially to make butter from cream.
  2. verb To produce something rapidly and in large quantity, often with an implication of low care or quality.
  3. noun The rate at which customers stop using a company's product or service.
  4. noun A container used for making butter by agitating cream.

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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