core
nounEtymology
From Middle English core, kore, coor (“apple-core, pith”), of obscure and uncertain origin. Possibly of native English origin, from Old English *cor, related to Old English *coruc, *corc (diminutive) (> Middle English cork, crok (“core of an apple or other fruit, heart of an onion”)) and Old English corn (“seed", also "grain”); or alternatively perhaps from Old French cuer (“heart”), from Latin cor (“heart”); or from Old French cors (“body”), from Latin corpus (“body”). Compare also Middle English colk, coke, coll (“the heart or centre of an apple or onion, core”), Dutch kern (“core”), German Kern (“core”). See also heart, corpse. Compare typologically Russian серде́чник (serdéčnik), сердцеви́на (serdcevína)) (akin to се́рдце (sérdce), cognate with heart, Latin cor).
Definitions
In general usage, an essential part of a thing surrounded by other essential things.
- the core of an apple or quince
The most important part of a thing or aggregate of things wherever located and whether of…
The most important part of a thing or aggregate of things wherever located and whether of any determinate location at all; the essence.
- the core of a subject
- 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.
- General vocabulary is often defined as a common core of English words and operationalized as the most frequent words in a balanced and representative corpus of English.
particular parts of technical instruments or machines essential in function
particular parts of technical instruments or machines essential in function:
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Hence particular parts of a subject studied or examined by technical operations, likened…
Hence particular parts of a subject studied or examined by technical operations, likened by position and practical or structural robustness to kernels, cores in the general sense above.
Forming the most important or essential part.
- Privately held businesses may hold assets or have charges to their financial statements which are not core to their main business activity.
- These lists cover important vocabulary from eight core subjects that students need to master during secondary education: Biology, Chemistry, Economics, English, Geology, History, Mathematics, and Physics.
Deeply and authentically involved in the culture surrounding the sport.
- 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.
- […] which provoked resistance among the 'core' snowboarders.
To remove the core of an apple or other fruit.
To cut or drill through the core of (something).
To extract a sample with a drill.
A body of individuals
A body of individuals; an assemblage.
- He was in a core of people.
A miner's underground working time or shift.
Alternative form of cor
Alternative form of cor: a former Hebrew and Phoenician unit of volume.
A deposit paid by the purchaser of a rebuilt part, to be refunded on return of a used,…
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.
An aesthetic ending in the suffix -core, such as cottagecore, normcore, etc.
- Some of the most popular "cores" at the moment—according to the Wiki's "trending pages" list—are cottage and goblin and trauma and angel. If the last one sounds appealing, you can participate by eating more meringues and buying a pet dove.
- It's more than okay to let a microtrend be just that. Naming it as a "core" turns the clothing into a social media movement, and more often than not, the title is an overcomplication for rather basic color choices or fabric selections.
Acronym of corporate responsibility.
Acronym of Congress of Racial Equality.
- “I start heading back up to 125th and people are all buzzing, saying the police have beat up and arrested some CORE people.”
Acronym of Center for Operations Research and Econometrics
Acronym of Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education.
Acronym of Council on Rehabilitation Education.
Acronym of Computing Research and Education Association.
The birth name of Persephone/Proserpina, the queen of the Underworld/Hades, and goddess…
The birth name of Persephone/Proserpina, the queen of the Underworld/Hades, and goddess of the seasons and of vegetation. She is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, and the wife of Hades.
A female given name from Ancient Greek.
A surname.
A neighbourhood of San Diego, California, United States.
An unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States.
Obsolete form of Korah.
The neighborhood
Derived
absorbent core, cable core, central core disease, clustercore, computer core, core belief, coreblowing, core business, core city, core competence, core competency, core constituency, core constituent, core course, core curriculum, core day, core drill, core drilling, core dump, core eudicot, coregasm, corehole, core hole, core hours, core inflation, core lane, coreless, corelet, core-level, core lock, core locked, core loop, core loss, coremaker, coremaking, core memory, coreness, core print, core rope memory, core sample · +74 more
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at core. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at core. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
9 hops · closes at core
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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