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kernel

[ kur-nl ]

noun

  1. the softer, usually edible part contained in the shell of a nut or the stone of a fruit.
  2. the body of a seed within its husk or integuments.
  3. a whole seed grain, as of wheat or corn.
  4. South Atlantic States. the pit or seed of a peach, cherry, plum, etc.
  5. the central or most important part of anything; essence; gist; core:

    His leadership is the kernel of the organization.

  6. Mathematics. the set of elements that a given function from one set to a second set maps into the identity of the second set.
  7. Also called rumpf. Physical Chemistry. the remainder of an atom after the valence electrons have been removed.


verb (used with object)

kerneled, kerneling or (especially British) kernelled, kernelling.
  1. to enclose as a kernel.

kernel

/ ˈ°ìɜ˲ÔÉ™±ô /

noun

  1. the edible central part of a seed, nut, or fruit within the shell or stone
  2. the grain of a cereal, esp wheat, consisting of the seed in a hard husk
  3. the central or essential part of something
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. rare.
    intr to form kernels
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

kernel

/ °ìû°ù′²ÔÉ™±ô /

  1. A grain or seed, as of a cereal grass, enclosed in a husk.
  2. The inner, usually edible seed of a nut or fruit stone.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ°ì±ð°ù²Ô±ð±ô-±ô±ð²õ²õ, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • °ì±ð°ùn±ð±ô·±ô±ð²õ²õ adjective
  • °ì±ð°ùn±ð±ô·±ô²â adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of kernel1

before 1000; Middle English kirnel, Old English cyrnel, diminutive of corn seed, corn 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of kernel1

Old English cyrnel a little seed, from corn seed; see corn 1
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In a statement to The Times on Friday, Baca said there is “not a kernel of truth†to any of Pang’s allegations and he’s disappointed to think that someone would “fabricate such completely false allegations.â€

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When the rice kernels seem tender and you’ve added all of the cheese and butter, use a ladle to serve risotto in a large bowl or plate.

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Even Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, the operating system which kick-started the open source revolution in the early 1990s, noted at the Open Source Summit Europe in September that the “kernel maintainers are agingâ€.

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But Hegseth also talked out of both sides of his mouth, claiming, on one hand, that the poorly defined allegations against him are "made up" while also admitting to "kernels of truth."

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There is no doubt a kernel of truth in much of what people are saying.

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