CORE

core

(noun) a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil

core

(noun) the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place

core, magnetic core

(noun) (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories; “each core has three wires passing through it, providing the means to select and detect the contents of each bit”

kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty

(noun) the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; “the gist of the prosecutor’s argument”; “the heart and soul of the Republican Party”; “the nub of the story”

effect, essence, burden, core, gist

(noun) the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

core, nucleus, core group

(noun) a small group of indispensable persons or things; “five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program”

core

(noun) the center of an object; “the ball has a titanium core”

core

(noun) the central part of the Earth

core

(noun) a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill

core

(verb) remove the core or center from; “core an apple”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

core (countable and uncountable, plural cores)

The central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds.

The heart or inner part of a physical thing

The center or inner part of a space or area

The most important part of a thing; the essence.

(engineering) The portion of a mold that creates an internal cavity within a casting or that makes a hole in or through a casting.

The bony process which forms the central axis of the horns in many animals.

(computing) Magnetic data storage.

(computer hardware) An individual computer processor, in the sense when several processors (called cores or CPU cores) are plugged together in one single integrated circuit to work as one (called multi-core processor).

(engineering) The material between surface materials in a structured composite sandwich material.

The inner part of a nuclear reactor in which the nuclear reaction takes place.

A piece of ferromagnetic material (i.e. soft iron), inside the windings of an electromagnet, that channels the magnetic field.

A disorder of sheep caused by worms in the liver.

A cylindrical sample of rock or other materials obtained by core drilling.

(medicine) A tiny sample of organic material obtained by means of a fine-needle biopsy.

(biochemistry) The central part of a protein structure consisting in mostly hydrophobic aminoacids.

(game theory) The set of feasible allocations that cannot be improved upon by a subset (a coalition) of the economy's agents.

(printing) A hollow cylindrical piece of cardboard around which a web of paper or plastic is winded.

(physics) An atomic nucleus plus inner electrons (i.e. except valence electrons).

Synonyms

• (The most important part of a thing): crux, gist; See also gist

Hyponyms

• (central part of fruit): apple core

• (inner part of a physical thing): bifacial core

• (cylindrical sample): drill core

Verb

core (third-person singular simple present cores, present participle coring, simple past and past participle cored)

To remove the core of an apple or other fruit.

To extract a sample with a drill.

Etymology 2

Noun

core (plural cores)

(obsolete) A body of individuals; an assemblage.

Etymology 3

Noun

core (plural cores)

A miner's underground working time or shift.

Etymology 4

Noun

core (plural cores)

(historical units of measure) Alternative form of cor: a former Hebrew and Phoenician unit of volume.

Etymology 5

Possibly an acronym for cash on return

Noun

core (plural cores)

(automotive, machinery, aviation, marine) 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.

Anagrams

• ROCE, cero, cero-, creo, ocre

Noun

CORE

Acronym of corporate responsibility.

Proper noun

CORE

Acronym of Congress of Racial Equality.

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.

Anagrams

• ROCE, cero, cero-, creo, ocre

Etymology

Proper noun

Core

(Greek god) 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

Coordinate terms

• (Horae): Thallo (Spring), Auxo (Summer), Carpo (Autumn)

Anagrams

• ROCE, cero, cero-, creo, ocre

Source: Wiktionary

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Core (kr), n. Etym: [F. corps. See Corps.]

Definition: A body of individuals; an assemblage. [Obs.] He was in a core of people. Bacon.

Core, n. Etym: [Cf. Chore.] (Mining.)

Definition: A miner's underground working time or shift. Raymond.

Note: The twenty-four hours are divided into three or four cores.

Core, n. Etym: [Heb. k: cf. Gr.

Definition: A Hebrew dry measure; a cor or homer. Num. xi. 32 (Douay version).

Core, n. Etym: [OF. cor, coer, cuer, F. c, fr. L. cor heart. See Heart.]

1. The heart or inner part of a thing, as of a column, wall, rope, of a boil, etc.; especially, the central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds; as, the core of an apple or quince. A fever at the core, Fatal to him who bears, to all who ever bore. Byron.

2. The center or inner part, as of an open space; as, the core of a ssquare. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh.

3. The most important part of a thing; the essence; as, the core of a subject.

4. (Founding)

Definition: The prtion of a mold which shapes the interior of a cylinder, tube, or other hollow casting, or which makes a hole in or through a casting; a part of the mold, made separate from and inserted in it, for shaping some part of the casting, the form of which is not determined by that of the pattern.

5. A disorder of sheep occasioned by worms in the liver. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

6. (Anat.)

Definition: The bony process which forms the central axis of the horns in many animals. Core box (Founding), a box or mold, usually divisible, in which cores are molded.

– Core print (Founding), a projecting piece on a pattern which forms, in the mold, an impression for holding in place or steadying a core.

Core, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cord (krd); p. pr. & vb. n. Coring.]

1. To take out the core or inward parts of; as, to core an apple. He's likee a corn upon my great toe . . . he must be cored out. Marston.

2. To form by means of a core, as a hole in a casting.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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