nucli
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin nū̆cleus, diminutive of nux (“nut”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈnu.kli/
Noun
nucli m (plural nuclis)
- nucleus
- (electricity) core
- (algebra, botany, computing) kernel
- (figurative) core, essence
Derived terms
- espai del nucli
- nucli atòmic
Related terms
- nou
- nuclear
Further reading
- “nucli” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.