nucleus
The core, central part of something, around which other elements are assembled.
Other meanings
An initial part or version that will receive additions.
“This collection will form the nucleus of a new library.”
The massive, positively charged central part of an atom, made up of protons and neutrons.
A kind of
- center
Related words
- antinucleus
- binucleus
- endonucleus
- hypernucleus
- macronucleus
- meganucleus
- micronucleus
- myonucleus
- nucleuslike
- paranucleus
- perinucleus
- prenucleus
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “nucleus” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.