From en.wiktionary.org:
[Core]
** English
[wikipedia]
*** Pronunciation
- [kô] , [en]
- [kôr] , [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
*** Etymology 1
From [en], [enm], [enm], of [en] origin. Possibly of native English origin,
from [en], related to [ang], [ang] (> [enm], [enm]) and [ang]; or
alternatively perhaps from [fro], from [la]; or from [fro], from [la].
Compare also [enm], [enm], [enm], [nl], [de]. See also [en], [en].
**** Noun
[~]
1. [In general usage] , an essential part of a thing surrounded by other essential things.
1. The central part of a fruit , containing the kernels or seeds .
2. The heart or inner part of a physical thing.
3. * {{ quote-journal | en | date=2013-03 | author=Nancy Langston
|volume=101|issue=2|page=98|magazine=w:American Scientist |title=Mining the
Boreal North (see
http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/pub/2013/2/mining-the-boreal-north)
|passage=Reindeer are well suited to the taiga’s frigid winters. They can
maintain a thermogradient between body CORE and the environment of up to 100
degrees, in part because of insulation provided by their fur, and in part
because of counter-current vascular heat exchange systems in their legs and
nasal passages.}}
1. [en] The [Core (anatomy)] , muscle s which bridge abdomen and thorax .
2. The center or inner part of a space or area .
3. * {{ RQ:Raleigh Historie of the World
|passage=the CORE of the square}}
1. The most important part of a thing or aggregate of things wherever located and whether of any determinate location at all; the essence .
2. * {{ quote-journal | en | date=May 24, 2012 | author=Nathan Rabin | work=The Onion AV Club
|title=Film: Reviews: Men In Black 3 (see
http://www.avclub.com/articles/men-in-black-3,75576/) |passage=Jones’ sad eyes
betray a pervasive pain his purposefully spare dialogue only hints at, while
the perfectly cast Brolin conveys hints of playfulness and warmth while
staying true to the craggy stoicism at the character’s CORE.}}
1. * [1=en]
1. [A technical term for classification of things denoting those parts of a category that are most easily or most likely understood as within it.]
1. [en] The main and most diverse monophyletic group within a clade or taxonomic group.
2. [en] The set of feasible allocation s that cannot be improved upon by a subset (a coalition ) of the economy 's agent s.
2. [en] A thematic aesthetic ; objects related to a specific topic
2. [particular parts of technical instrument s or machine s essential in function:]
1. [en] [en] The portion of a mold that creates a cavity or impression within the part ( casting or molded part) or that makes a hole in or through the part.
2. [en] [en] .
3. [en] An individual computer processor , in the sense when several processors (called cores or CPU core s) are plugged together in one single integrated circuit to work as one (called a multi-core processor).
4. [en] The material between surface materials in a structured composite sandwich material..
5. [en] The inner part of a nuclear reactor , in which the nuclear reaction takes place.
6. * [en]
7. [en] The central fissile portion of a fission weapon .
8. A piece of ferromagnetic material (e.g., soft iron ), inside the winding s of an electromagnet , that channels the magnetic field .
9. [en] A hollow cylindrical piece of cardboard around which a web of paper or plastic is wound .
3. [Hence particular parts of a subject studied or examined by technical operations, likened by position and practical or [structural robustness] to kernel s, cores in the most vulgar sense above.]
1. [en] A tiny sample of organic material obtained by means of a fine-needle biopsy .
2. The bony process which forms the central axis of the horn s in many animals.
3. A disorder of sheep caused by worm s in the liver .
4. * [en]
5. [en] The central part of a protein 's structure, consisting mostly of hydrophobic amino acid s.
6. A cylindrical sample of rock or other materials obtained by core drilling.
7. [en] An atomic nucleus plus inner electron s (i.e., an atom , except for its valence electron s).
***** Synonyms
- [The most important part of a thing] [en] , [en] ; See also Thesaurus:gist
***** Hyponyms
- [central part of fruit] [en]
- [inner part of a physical thing] [en]
- [cylindrical sample] [en]
***** Derived terms
{{col|en|title=Terms derived from _core_
(noun)|clustercore|coregasm|corehole|coremaker|coremaking|coreness|coreset|coreshine|corestone|coreward|decacore|decore|horncore|intercore|microcore|minicore|nightcore|octacore|octocore|precore|traumacore|upcore
|core-level| tortoise core|Universal Core Syllable Condition |coreblowing|core
belief |coreless |corelet |corium |demon core|absorbent core|underconsumption
core |downcore |cable core |core business |core update |ferrite core
|dual-core |gas core,gas-core |hardcore |hexacore |hollow core,hollow-core
|liquid core,liquid-core |manycore |millicore |multi-core |multicore
|nanocore|core day|core competence |noncore |nuclear reactor core |quad-core
|quadcore |reactor core |softcore |solid-core |unicore |core competency |core
constituency |core constituent |core curriculum |core drill |core drilling
|core dump |core hole |core hours |core inflation |core lane |core lock |core
memory |core rope memory |core sample |core temperature |magnetic core memory
|computer core|core city|core course|core eudicot|core locked|core loop|core
loss|core print|core switch|core time|dump core|ferrite core memory|foam
core|hard-core|ice core|inner core|J-core|memory core|metropolitan
core|molecular core|open core|outer core|rotten to the core|Singaporean
core|soft-core|to the core|water core}}
***** Descendants
- [mul]
***** Translations
[central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds]
- Arabic: [ar]
- Aromanian: [rup] , [rup]
- Azerbaijani: [az]
- Chinese:
- Czech: [cs] , [cs]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Esperanto: [eo]
- Finnish: [fi] [botany] , [fi] [leftover]
- French: [fr] , [fr] , [fr]
- German: [de]
- Greek: [el]
- Hebrew: [he]
- Hungarian: [hu]
- Irish: [ga]
- Italian: [it]
- Japanese: [ja] , [ja] , [ja]
- Korean: [ko] , [ko]
- Latvian: [lv]
- Lithuanian: [lt]
- Maori: [mi] [of breadfruit]
- Middle English: [enm] , [enm]
- Norwegian:
- Ottoman Turkish: [ota]
- Persian: [fa] , [fa]
- Polish: [pl] , [pl]
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Quechua: [qu]
- Romanian: [ro]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru]
- Samoan: [sm] [of breadfruit]
- Scottish Gaelic: [gd]
- Spanish: [es] , [es] , [es] [of corn] , [es] [of corn] , [es] [dated] , [es]
- Swedish: [sv]
- Tahitian: [ty] [of breadfruit]
- Tongan: [to] [of breadfruit]
- Turkish: [tr]
- Ukrainian: [uk] , [uk]
- Vietnamese: [vi] , [vi]
[trans-bottom]
[heart of a thing]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Catalan: [ca] , [ca]
- Czech: [cs]
- Dutch: [nl] , [nl]
- Esperanto: [eo]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr]
- German: [de]
- Hebrew: [he] , [he]
- Italian: [it] , [it]
- Khiamniungan Naga: [kix]
- Maori: [mi] [of a boil] , [mi] [of a boil] , [mi] [of a boil or abscess.] , [mi]
- Middle English: [enm]
- Norwegian:
- Polish: [pl] , [pl]
- Portuguese: [pt] , [pt]
- Romanian: [ro]
- Russian: [ru]
- Scottish Gaelic: [gd] , [gd]
- Spanish: [es] , [es]
- Swedish: [sv]
- Turkish: [tr]
- Ukrainian: [uk]
- Yiddish: [yi]
[trans-bottom]
[center or inner part]
- Azerbaijani: [az]
- Catalan: [ca] , [ca]
- Chinese:
- Czech: [cs]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr] , [fr]
- German: [de]
- Hebrew: [he] , [he]
- Indonesian: [id]
- Ingrian: [izh]
- Irish: [ga]
- Italian: [it] , [it] , [it]
- Japanese: [ja] , [ja]
- Khiamniungan Naga: [kix]
- Khmer: [km]
- Korean: [ko]
- Maori: [mi]
- Norwegian:
- Portuguese: [pt] , [pt]
- Romanian: [ro]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru] , [ru] , [ru]
- Scottish Gaelic: [gd] , [gd]
- Spanish: [es] , [es]
- Tagalog: [tl]
- Turkish: [tr]
- Ukrainian: [uk] , [uk] , [uk] , [uk]
- Vietnamese: [vi] , [vi]
[trans-bottom]
[most important part of a thing]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Czech: [cs] , [cs]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr]
- German: [de]
- Greek: [el]
- Hebrew: [he] , [he] , [he]
- Ingrian: [izh]
- Irish: [ga]
- Italian: [it] , [it]
- Khiamniungan Naga: [kix]
- Maori: [mi] , [mi] , [mi]
- Norwegian:
- Portuguese: [pt] , [pt] , [pt] , [pt]
- Romanian: [ro] , [ro]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru]
- Scottish Gaelic: [gd] , [gd]
- Slovene: [sl]
- Spanish: [es] , [es]
- Turkish: [tr] , [tr]
- Ukrainian: [uk] , [uk]
- Yiddish: [yi]
[trans-bottom]
[something that produces a hollow space in a casting]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi]
- Russian: [ru]
- Turkish: [tr]
- Ukrainian: [uk]
[trans-bottom]
[disorder of sheep] [trans-bottom]
[heart of a horn]
- Finnish: [fi]
[trans-bottom]
[computing: magnetic memory]
- Esperanto: [eo] , [eo]
- Finnish: [fi]
- German: [de]
- Turkish: [tr]
[trans-bottom]
[one of several parts in a computer processor]
- Azerbaijani: [az]
- Chinese:
- Czech: [cs]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi]
- French: [fr]
- German: [de]
- Persian: [fa]
- Polish: [pl]
- Portuguese: [pt] , [pt]
- Romanian: [ro]
- Russian: [ru]
- Spanish: [es]
- Turkish: [tr]
- Ukrainian: [uk]
[trans-bottom]
[inner part of a nuclear reactor, in which the nuclear reaction takes place]
- Chinese:
- Russian: [ru]
[trans-bottom]
[cylindrical sample]
- Catalan: [ca]
- French: [fr]
- Norwegian:
- Russian: [ru]
[trans-bottom]
[hollow cylindrical piece of cardboard]
- Czech: [cs]
- French: [fr]
- Swedish: [sv]
[trans-bottom]
[atomic nucleus plus inner/core electrons]
- Hungarian: [hu]
- Italian: [it]
- Russian: [ru]
[trans-bottom]
[a piece of ferromagnetic material inside a coil]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr]
- Italian: [it]
- Russian: [ru]
[trans-bottom]
[anatomical core]
- Spanish: [es] , [es]
[trans-bottom]
[checktrans-top]
- Crimean Tatar: [crh] , [crh]
- Estonian: [et]
- German: [de] , [de] ; [figuratively] [de] , [de] , [de] , [de]
- Italian: [it]
- Japanese: [ja] , [ja]
- Korean: [ko] [4]
- Latvian: [lv] [4]
- Romanian: [ro]
- Russian: [ru]
- Serbo-Croatian: [sh] , [sh]
- Swedish: [sv] [4]
[trans-bottom]
**** Adjective
[-]
1. Forming the most important or essential part.
2. * [1=en]
3. * [en]
4. * [1=en]
5. [en] Deeply and authentically involved in the culture surrounding the sport.
6. * {{ quote-book | en | year=2015 | author=Kara-Jane Lombard | title=Skateboarding: Subcultures, Sites and Shifts | page=45
|passage=Our interest is not in CORE skaters such as young males and pro
skaters but the voices of those on the periphery of the subculture.}}
1. * {{ quote-text | en | year=2022 | author=Malcolm Gladwell | title=The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
|passage=We had a segmentation strategy, where the small, independent CORE
skate shops — the three hundred boutiques around the country who really
created us — had a certain product line that was exclusive to them. [...] We
said to the CORE shops, you don't have to compete with the malls.}}
1. * {{ quote-text | en | year=2023 | author=Mari Kristin Sisjord | title=Women in Snowboarding
|passage=[...] which provoked resistance among the 'CORE' snowboarders.}}
**** Verb
[en-verb]
1. To remove the core of an apple or other fruit .
2. To cut or drill through the core of (something).
3. * [en]
4. To extract a sample with a drill .
***** Derived terms
- corer
- uncore
- uncored
***** Translations
[To remove the core of an apple or other fruit.]
- Polish: [pl] , [pl]
- Spanish: [es]
[trans-bottom]
[To extract a sample with a drill.]
- Polish: [pl] , [pl]
[trans-bottom]
*** Etymology 2
See [en].
**** Noun
[en-noun]
1. [en] A body of individuals; an assemblage .
2. * {{ RQ:Bacon Henry 7
|passage=He was in a CORE of people.}}
***** Translations
[assemblage]
*** Etymology 3
See [en].
**** Noun
[en-noun]
1. A miner's underground working time or shift . [1]
***** Translations
[miner's underground shift]
- Finnish: [fi]
- Italian: [it]
[trans-bottom]
*** Etymology 4
From [en].
**** Noun
[en-noun]
1. [en] [en] : a former Hebrew and Phoenician unit of volume .
*** Etymology 5
Possibly an acronym for _cash on return_.
**** Noun
[en-noun]
1. [en] A deposit paid by the purchaser of a rebuilt part, to be refunded on return of a used, rebuildable part, or the returned rebuildable part itself.
***** Translations
[automotive: deposit of a rebuilt part]
- Finnish: [fi]
- Italian: [it]
[trans-bottom]
*** Etymology 6
From [en], ultimately from Etymology 1.
**** Noun
[en-noun]
1. [en] [en] An aesthetic ending in the suffix [en] , such as [en] , [en] , etc.
2. * [author=Kaitlyn Tiffany]
3. * [en]
4. * [en]
5. * [en]
*** References
[reflist]
*** Anagrams
- [en]
[en]
** Corsican
*** Alternative forms
- [co]
*** Etymology
From [co], from [co].
*** Noun
[cor]
1. heart
*** Further reading
- [R:INFCOR]
** Istriot
*** Alternative forms
- [ist]
*** Etymology
From [ist], from [ist]. Compare [it].
*** Noun
[ist]
1.. [en]
** Italian
*** Pronunciation
[^ò]
*** Noun
[it]
1. [it] [it]
2. * [chapter=Il corpo umano]
3. * [it]
*** Anagrams
- [it]
** Latin
*** Noun
[la]
1. [la]
** Middle English
*** Alternative forms
- [enm]
*** Etymology
[enm]; derivation from either [enm] or [fro] has been suggested, though both
possibilities pose serious problems.
*** Pronunciation
- [enm]
*** Noun
[cores]
1. [en] [centre of a fruit]
2. [enm] The middle of something .
**** Descendants
- [en]
- [yol]
**** References
- [entry=cōre]
- [core]
[enm]
** Neapolitan
*** Etymology
From [nap], from [nap].
*** Pronunciation
- [nap]
- [nap]
*** Noun
[m]
1. heart
*** References
- [il cuore]
- [còre]
** Portuguese
*** Etymology 1
[pt].
**** Pronunciation
[br=córe,córh]
**** Noun
[m]
1. [pt] [en] [independent unit in a processor with several such units]
*** Etymology 2
**** Pronunciation
[córe]
**** Verb
[pt]
1. [corar]
** Sardinian
*** Alternative forms
- [sc]
- [sc]
*** Etymology
From [sc], from [sc].
The Logudorese form reflects the replacement of earlier /-e/ with an echo
vowel based on the /o/ of the preceding syllable. (Final echo vowels are
common across Sardinian dialects.) The Campidanese form reflects, in addition
to that, the dialect's general merger of final unstressed /o/ into /u/.
*** Noun
[m] [sc]
1. heart
*** References
- [kòre]
** Spanish
*** Noun
[es]
1. [es]
*** Proper noun
[es]
1. [es]
[es] [es]
** Yola
*** Etymology
From [yol].
*** Pronunciation
- [yol]
*** Noun
[yol]
1. heart
2. * [yol]
3. * [yol]
*** References
- [page=114]