kern

Definitions of kern
  1. noun
    the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
    synonyms: askern, essentialia, essentie, grond, hart, hoofdpunt, hoofdzaak, hypostase, kernpunt, kwintessens, substantie, wezen, zwaartepunt
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    types:
    hypostase
    (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality
  2. noun
    the positively charged dense center of an atom
    synonyms: atoomkern, celkern, kerndeeltje, nucleus
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    type of:
    middelpunt
    a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
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