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Nucleus
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'''Nucleus''' usually refers to the center of something, but can mean:
In '''science''':
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Atomic nucleus, the collection of protons and neutrons in the center of an atom that carries the bulk of the atom's mass and positive charge
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Cell nucleus, the membrane-bound subcellular organelle found in eukaryotes, visible via microscopy, which contains, primarily, the cell's chromosomes
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Nucleus (neuroanatomy), a central nervous system structure composed mainly of gray matter that mediates electrical signaling within a particular subsystem
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Comet nucleus, the solid core of a comet
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Galaxy nucleus, the central region of a galaxy
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Ice nucleus, the center of an ice crystal
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Cloud condensation nuclei, the basis for the development of a cloud droplet
In '''linguistics''':
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syllable nucleus, the central part of a syllable
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sentence nucleus, the syllable which receives the greatest stress in a word
In '''computer science''':
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Nucleus CMS, an open-source weblog system
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Nucleus RTOS, a brand of operating system
In '''music''':
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Nucleus (band), a British jazz-rock band led by Ian Carr
Etymology
"Nucleus" is
New Latin, the
diminutive of the
Latin ''nux'' (nut).
{{disambig}}
ca:Nucli
de:Kern
es:Núcleo
gl:Núcleo
ko:핵
ia:Nucleo
is:Kjarni
it:Nucleo
nl:Nucleus
no:Kjerne
pl:Jądro
simple:Nucleus
th:นิวเคลียส
