el
masculine
/ˈnukleo/
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Translation
nucleus, core
Word origin
From Latin nucleus ('kernel'), a diminutive of nux ('nut'). The scientific senses in physics and biology were adopted from the same Latin word.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- nucleus
- English cognates
- nucleus, nuclear
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralnúcleos
Examples
átomo contiene protones neutrones.
The nucleus of the atom contains protons and neutrons.
.
The family is the core of society.
cultural .
That neighbourhood is the cultural core of the city.
célula .
Every cell has a nucleus with genetic material.
.
A small core of friends organised the party.
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