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nuclei

nu·cle·i
N n

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [noo-klee-ahy, nyoo-]
    • /ˈnu kliˌaɪ, ˈnyu-/
    • /ˈnjuː.kli.əs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noo-klee-ahy, nyoo-]
    • /ˈnu kliˌaɪ, ˈnyu-/

Definitions of nuclei word

  • noun nuclei plural of nucleus. 1
  • noun plural nuclei a central part about which other parts are grouped or gathered; core: A few faithful friends formed the nucleus of the club. 1
  • noun plural nuclei Biology. a specialized, usually spherical mass of protoplasm encased in a double membrane, and found in most living eukaryotic cells, directing their growth, metabolism, and reproduction, and functioning in the transmission of genic characters. 1
  • noun plural nuclei Physics. the positively charged mass within an atom, composed of neutrons and protons, and possessing most of the mass but occupying only a small fraction of the volume of the atom. 1
  • noun plural nuclei Anatomy. a mass of nerve cells in the brain or spinal cord in which nerve fibers form connections. 1
  • noun plural nuclei Also called condensation nucleus. Meteorology. a particle upon which condensation of water vapor occurs to form water drops or ice crystals. 1

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Parts of speech for Nuclei

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nuclei popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for nuclei

noun nuclei

  • centers — Plural form of center.
  • centres — Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
  • bases — Bases is the plural of base.
  • cores — Plural form of core.
  • hearts — Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.

Antonyms for nuclei

noun nuclei

  • exteriors — Plural form of exterior.
  • peripheries — the external boundary of any surface or area.

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