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Definitions for Kernel

[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.
[8] to enclose as a kernel.
[9] the edible central part of a seed, nut, or fruit within the shell or stone
[10] the grain of a cereal, esp wheat, consisting of the seed in a hard husk
[11] the central or essential part of something
[12] (intr) rare to form kernels

Words related to Kernel

grain, nut, fruit, morsel, meat, core, keynote, substance, center, hub, heart, root, matter, germ, crux, pith, part, atom, upshot, marrow

Words nearby Kernel

kermes, kermesite, kermis, kermit, kern, kernel, kernel sentence, kernel smut, kernicterus, kernig's sign, kerning

Origin of Kernel

before 1000; Middle English kirnel, Old English cyrnel, diminutive of corn seed, corn1

Other words from Kernel

ker·nel·less , adjective
ker·nel·ly , adjective

Word origin for Kernel

Old English cyrnel a little seed, from corn seed; see corn 1

Synonyms for Kernel

fruit, grain, meat, morsel, nut, atom, bit, center, core, crux, germ, gist, heart, hub, keynote, marrow, matter, nub, nubbin, part, piece, pith, root, substance, upshot