What are some alternative words for nucleus?
Synonyms for nucleus
ˈnu kli əs, ˈnyu-; -kliˌaɪ
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Princeton's WordNet
nucleus, cell nucleus, karyon(noun)
a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction
Synonyms:
core group, lens nucleus, core, karyon, cell nucleusnucleus(noun)
the positively charged dense center of an atom
Synonyms:
core group, lens nucleus, core, karyon, cell nucleuscore, nucleus, core group(noun)
a small group of indispensable persons or things
"five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program"
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nitty-gritty, meat, core group, sum, inwardness, gist, heart and soul, lens nucleus, effect, substance, nub, center, burden, centre, kernel, magnetic core, essence, core, heart, karyon, marrow, pith, cell nucleusnucleus(noun)
(astronomy) the center of the head of a comet; consists of small solid particles of ice and frozen gas that vaporizes on approaching the sun to form the coma and tail
Synonyms:
core group, lens nucleus, core, karyon, cell nucleusnucleus(noun)
any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord
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core group, lens nucleus, core, karyon, cell nucleuslens nucleus, nucleus(noun)
the central structure of the lens that is surrounded by the cortex
Synonyms:
lens nucleus, core, core group, karyon, cell nucleus
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
nucleus
Synonyms:
core, central part, center, kernel
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#216 | center | |
#824 | centre | |
#889 | heart | |
#1071 | effect | |
#1617 | core | |
#3505 | kernel | |
#3601 | sum | |
#4041 | meat | |
#4308 | substance | |
#6303 | burden | |
#7805 | essence | |
#12085 | nucleus | |
#14560 | marrow | |
#19441 | nuclei | |
#32803 | gist | |
#69995 | pith | |
#70251 | nub | |
#78930 | nuclide | |
#244606 | inwardness |
How to use nucleus in a sentence?
The family is the nucleus of civilization.
Tunisian Defence Minister Farhat Harchani:
We will participate in the formation of the nucleus of the Libyan army and security forces in Tunisia. This is our duty and we will help Libya to get it done.
We had an interesting nucleus of people when I was in Trump White House -- the initial team. We were not bashful. It was a group that was willing to tell the President what he needed to know, whether he wanted to hear it or not.
We have a group of young players here in Minnesota, a nucleus of young guys that were really coming into their own in a lot of ways, i think some of those guys were ready to take the next step in their career offensively, and a couple of those guys were doing that at the same time. We also complemented them with some quality, veteran players.
First the stalk -- then the roots. First the need -- then the means to satisfy that need. First the nucleus -- then the elements needed for its growth.
Translations for nucleus
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- نواةArabic
- nucliCatalan, Valencian
- střed, jádroCzech
- cnewyllyn, niwclewsWelsh
- Nukleus, Zellkern, AtomkernGerman
- πυρήναςGreek
- nukleo, kernoEsperanto
- núcleoSpanish
- ydin, tumaFinnish
- kyknukjarniFaroese
- noyauFrench
- núicléasIrish
- cridhe, niùclas, eiteanScottish Gaelic
- núcleoGalician
- çheshveanManx
- גרעין, ליבהHebrew
- atommagHungarian
- nukleoIdo
- frumukjarni, frumeindarkjarni, kjarni, atómkjarniIcelandic
- nucleoItalian
- 原子核, 細胞核, 核Japanese
- 세포핵Korean
- nucleusLatin
- karihiMāori
- јадроMacedonian
- nukleus, terasMalay
- kern, atoomkern, nucleus, celkern, kiemDutch
- kjerneNorwegian
- hinááh bijéí bijéíNavajo, Navaho
- nucliOccitan
- jądro, rdzeńPolish
- núcleo, gânglioPortuguese
- nucleu, miezRomanian
- ядро, центрRussian
- jézgraSerbo-Croatian
- jedroSlovene
- cellkärna, atomkärnaSwedish
- nyukliasiSwahili
- çekirdek, hücre çekirdeğiTurkish
- 核Chinese
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