núcleo
See also: nucleo, nucleó, and nucleo-
Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin nū̆cleus (“kernel, core”).
Noun
núcleo m (plural núcleos)
- (chemistry) nucleus (of an atom)
- (biology) nucleus (of a cell)
Related terms
- nucléolo
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin nū̆cleus (“kernel, core”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈnu.kle.u/, /ˈnu.kli.u/ [ˈnu.klɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈnu.klju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈnu.kle.o/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈnu.kli.u/, (faster pronunciation) /ˈnu.klju/
- Hyphenation: nú‧cle‧o
Noun
núcleo m (plural núcleos)
- nucleus (core, central part of something)
- núcleo urbano ― city center
- núcleo duro ― hard core
- nucleus (initial part which will receive additions)
- (chemistry, physics) nucleus (massive, positively charged core of an atom)
- (cytology) nucleus (large organelle found in cells)
- (linguistics) nucleus (centre of a syllable)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin nū̆cleus (“kernel, core”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnukleo/ [ˈnu.kle.o]
- Rhymes: -ukleo
- Syllabification: nú‧cle‧o
Noun
núcleo m (plural núcleos)
- nucleus
Derived terms
- fusión de núcleo
- núcleo atómico
- núcleo caudado
- núcleo duro
- núcleo familiar
Further reading
- “núcleo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014