ALL meanings of cored
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C c - noun cored Simple past tense and past participle of core. 1
- noun cored the central part of a fleshy fruit, containing the seeds. 1
- noun cored the central, innermost, or most essential part of anything. 1
- noun cored Also called magnetic core. Electricity. the piece of iron, bundle of iron wires, or other ferrous material forming the central or inner portion in an electromagnet, induction coil, transformer, or the like. 1
- noun cored (in mining, geology, etc.) a cylindrical sample of earth, mineral, or rock extracted from the ground by means of a corer so that the strata are undisturbed in the sample. 1
- noun cored the inside wood of a tree. 1
- noun cored Anthropology. a lump of stone, as flint, from which prehistoric humans struck flakes in order to make tools. Compare flake tool. 1
- noun cored Carpentry. a thickness of wood forming a base for a veneer. a wooden construction, as in a door, forming a backing for veneers. 1
- noun cored Engineering. kern2 . 1
- noun cored Metallurgy. a thickness of base metal beneath a cladding. the softer interior of a piece of casehardened metal. a specially formed refractory object inserted into a mold to produce cavities or depressions in the casting that cannot be readily formed on the pattern. 1
- noun cored Geology. the central portion of the earth, having a radius of about 2100 miles (3379 km) and believed to be composed mainly of iron and nickel in a molten state. Compare crust (def 6), mantle (def 3). 1
- noun cored Also called reactor core. Physics. the region in a reactor that contains its fissionable material. 1
- noun cored Computers. Also called magnetic core. a small ring or loop of ferromagnetic material with two states of polarization that can be changed by changing the direction of the current applied in wires wound around the ring, used to store one bit of information or to perform switching or logical functions. Also called main memory, RAM. a term used to refer to main memory, though no longer made from from coils of ferromagnetic material. 1
- noun cored Ropemaking. heart (def 16). 1
- noun cored Phonetics. the final segment of a syllable beginning with the vowel and including any following consonants; the nucleus plus the coda. Compare onset (def 3). 1
- noun cored the muscles of the torso, which provide support for the spine and pelvis: Building a strong core can help with posture and flexibility and can prevent back injury. 1
- verb with object cored to remove the core of (fruit). 1
- verb with object cored to cut from the central part. 1
- verb with object cored to remove (a cylindrical sample) from the interior, as of the earth or a tree trunk: to core the ocean bottom. 1
- verb with object cored to form a cavity in (a molded object) by placing a core, as of sand, in the mold before pouring. 1
- adjective cored of central importance; basic; fundamental: the core values of our organization. 1
- adjective cored noting or relating to the muscles of the torso: core exercises for back pain. 1