núcleo

Definitions of núcleo
  1. noun
    any circular or rotating mechanism
    synonyms: corro, círculo, rueda
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    disco
    a flat circular plate
    diafragma
    electro-acoustic transducer that vibrates to receive or produce sound waves
    platillo
    a disk used in throwing competitions
    cospel
    a flat metal disk ready for stamping as a coin
  2. noun
    a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction
  3. noun
    the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
    synonyms: alma, cogollo, corazón, enjundia, entraña, esencia, jugo, medula, meollo, miga, médula, riñón, seno, ser, substancia, suma, sustancia, tuétano
  4. noun
    the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
    synonyms: esencia, meollo, miga, ser, tuétano
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    importancia, significación, significado
    the message that is intended or expressed or signified
  5. noun
    a small group of indispensable persons or things
    synonyms: cogollo
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    conjunto
    a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
  6. noun
    the positively charged dense center of an atom
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    centro
    a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
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