nucli

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nū̆cleus, diminutive of nux (“nut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈnu.kli]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

nucli m (plural nuclis)

1. nucleus
2. (electricity) core
3. (algebra, botany, computing) kernel
4. (figurative) core, essence

Derived terms

• espai del nucli
• nucli atòmic

Related terms

• nou
• nuclear

Further reading

• “nucli”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007