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núcleo

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See also: nucleo, nucleó, and nucleo-

Galician

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Proto-Italic *knuks
Latin nux
Latin nū̆cleuslbor.
Galician núcleo

    Learned borrowing from Latin nū̆cleus (“kernel, core”).

    Noun

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    núcleo m (plural núcleos)

    1. (chemistry) nucleus (of an atom)
    2. (biology) nucleus (of a cell)
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    Portuguese

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    Etymology

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    Proto-Italic *knuks
    Latin nux
    Latin nū̆cleuslbor.
    Portuguese núcleo

      Learned borrowing from Latin nū̆cleus (“kernel, core”).

      Pronunciation

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      • Hyphenation: nú‧cle‧o

      Noun

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      núcleo m (plural núcleos)

      1. nucleus (core, central part of something)
        núcleo urbano ― city center
        núcleo duro ― hard core
      2. nucleus (initial part which will receive additions)
      3. (chemistry, nuclear physics) nucleus (massive, positively charged core of an atom)
      4. (cytology) nucleus (large organelle found in cells)
      5. (linguistics) nucleus (centre of a syllable)

      Further reading

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      Spanish

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      Etymology

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      Etymology tree
      Proto-Italic *knuks
      Latin nux
      Latin nū̆cleuslbor.
      Spanish núcleo

        Learned borrowing from Latin nū̆cleus (“kernel, core”).

        Pronunciation

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        • IPA(key): /ˈnukleo/ [ˈnu.kle.o]
        • Rhymes: -ukleo
        • Syllabification: nú‧cle‧o

        Noun

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        núcleo m (plural núcleos)

        1. nucleus, centre, core
          núcleo urbano
          urban core
        2. (chemistry, physics) nucleus
        3. (biology) nucleus
        4. (software) kernel
        5. (hardware) core

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        Further reading

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