All nucleus synonyms
nu·cle·us
N n noun nucleus
- center — a point equally distant from all points on the circumference of a circle or surface of a sphere
- centre — A centre is a building where people have meetings, take part in a particular activity, or get help of some kind.
- basis — If something is done on a particular basis, it is done according to that method, system, or principle.
- core — The core of a fruit is the central part of it. It contains seeds or pips.
- heart — Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- focus — a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the focus of all diplomatic efforts.
- nub — the point, gist, or heart of something.
- crux — The crux of a problem or argument is the most important or difficult part of it which affects everything else.
- embryo — An unborn or unhatched offspring in the process of development.
- foundation — the basis or groundwork of anything: the moral foundation of both society and religion.
- germ — a microorganism, especially when disease-producing; microbe.
- hub — the central part of a wheel, as that part into which the spokes are inserted.
- kernel — the softer, usually edible part contained in the shell of a nut or the stone of a fruit.
- matter — a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
- pivot — a pin, point, or short shaft on the end of which something rests and turns, or upon and about which something rotates or oscillates.
- premise — Also, premiss. Logic. a proposition supporting or helping to support a conclusion.
- principle — an accepted or professed rule of action or conduct: a person of good moral principles.
- seed — the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- spark — Muriel (Sarah) (Camberg) 1918–2006, British novelist and writer, born in Scotland.
adjective nucleus
- focal — of or relating to a focus.