Nucleus Definition

no͝oklē-əs, nyo͝o-
nuclei, nucleuses
noun
nuclei, nucleuses
A thing or part forming the center around which other things or parts are grouped or collected; core.
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Anything serving as a center of growth or development.
The nucleus of a library.
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A group of nerve cells in the brain or spinal column.
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The central, usually spherical or oval mass of protoplasm present in most plant and animal cells, containing most of the hereditary material and necessary to such functions as growth, reproduction, etc.
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The bright, central part of the head of a comet.
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Other Word Forms of Nucleus

Noun

Singular:
nucleus
Plural:
nuclei, nucleuses

Origin of Nucleus

  • Latin nuculeus, nucleus kernel from nucula little nut diminutive of nux nuc- nut

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin nucleus (“kernel, core"), a diminutive of nux (“nut").

    From Wiktionary

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