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nucleus
Overview of noun nucleus
The noun nucleus has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (10) nucleus, cell nucleus, karyon -- (a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction)
2. (5) nucleus -- (the positively charged dense center of an atom)
3. (3) core, nucleus, core group -- (a small group of indispensable persons or things; "five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program")
4. nucleus -- ((astronomy) the center of the head of a comet; consists of small solid particles of ice and frozen gas that vaporizes on approaching the sun to form the coma and tail)
5. nucleus -- (any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun nucleus
5 senses of nucleus
Sense 1
nucleus, cell nucleus, karyon
=> organelle, cell organelle, cell organ
=> organ
=> body part
=> part, piece
=> thing
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
nucleus
=> center, centre, midpoint
=> point
=> location
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
core, nucleus, core group
=> set
=> collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
=> group, grouping
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
nucleus
=> center, centre, midpoint
=> point
=> location
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 5
nucleus
=> neural structure
=> structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
=> body part
=> part, piece
=> thing
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun nucleus
3 of 5 senses of nucleus
Sense 1
nucleus, cell nucleus, karyon
=> pronucleus
=> subthalamic nucleus
Sense 3
core, nucleus, core group
=> cadre
Sense 5
nucleus
=> dentate nucleus
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun nucleus
5 senses of nucleus
Sense 1
nucleus, cell nucleus, karyon
=> organelle, cell organelle, cell organ
Sense 2
nucleus
=> center, centre, midpoint
Sense 3
core, nucleus, core group
=> set
Sense 4
nucleus
=> center, centre, midpoint
Sense 5
nucleus
=> neural structure
Antonyms of noun nucleus
Member Holonyms of noun nucleus
Substance Holonyms of noun nucleus
Part Holonyms of noun nucleus
3 of 5 senses of nucleus
Sense 1
nucleus, cell nucleus, karyon
PART OF: cell
Sense 2
nucleus
PART OF: atom
Sense 4
nucleus
PART OF: comet
Member Meronyms of noun nucleus
Substance Meronyms of noun nucleus
1 of 5 senses of nucleus
Sense 1
nucleus, cell nucleus, karyon
HAS SUBSTANCE: nucleoplasm, karyoplasm
Part Meronyms of noun nucleus
2 of 5 senses of nucleus
Sense 1
nucleus, cell nucleus, karyon
HAS PART: nucleolus, nucleole
HAS PART: chromatin, chromatin granule
HAS PART: achromatin
HAS PART: linin
HAS PART: chromosome
Sense 2
nucleus
HAS PART: nucleon
Meronyms of noun nucleus
2 of 5 senses of nucleus
Sense 1
nucleus, cell nucleus, karyon
HAS SUBSTANCE: nucleoplasm, karyoplasm
HAS PART: nucleolus, nucleole
HAS PART: chromatin, chromatin granule
HAS PART: achromatin
HAS PART: linin
HAS PART: chromosome
Sense 2
nucleus
HAS PART: nucleon
Holonyms of noun nucleus
3 of 5 senses of nucleus
Sense 1
nucleus, cell nucleus, karyon
PART OF: cell
Sense 2
nucleus
PART OF: atom
Sense 4
nucleus
PART OF: comet
Attributes of noun nucleus
Derived Forms of noun nucleus
1 of 5 senses of nucleus
Sense 1
nucleus, cell nucleus, karyon
RELATED TO>(verb) nucleate#1
=> nucleate
Domain of noun nucleus
1 of 5 senses of nucleus
Sense 4
nucleus
TOPIC>(noun) astronomy#1, uranology#1
Domain Terms of noun nucleus
Familiarity of noun nucleus
nucleus used as a noun is common (polysemy count =5)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun nucleus
5 senses of nucleus
Sense 1
nucleus, cell nucleus, karyon
> organelle, cell organelle, cell organ
=> cilium
=> lysosome
=> nucleus, cell nucleus, karyon
=> nucleolus, nucleole
=> mitochondrion, chondriosome
=> centriole
=> ribosome
Sense 2
nucleus
> center, centre, midpoint
=> bight
=> center of curvature, centre of curvature
=> bowels
=> bull's eye, bull
=> center of gravity, centre of gravity
=> center of mass, centre of mass
=> core
=> navel, navel point
=> nombril
=> core
=> nucleus
=> nucleus
Sense 3
core, nucleus, core group
> set
=> dentition, teeth
=> singleton
=> pair, brace
=> trio, triad, triplet, triple
=> quartet, quartette, quadruplet, quadruple
=> quintet, quintette, quintuplet, quintuple
=> sextet, sextette, sestet
=> septet, septette
=> octet, octette
=> chess set
=> manicure set
=> union, sum, join
=> intersection, product, cartesian product
=> field
=> field
=> field
=> bracket
=> conjugation
=> suite
=> choir, consort
=> core, nucleus, core group
=> portfolio
=> score
=> threescore
=> synset
Sense 4
nucleus
> center, centre, midpoint
=> bight
=> center of curvature, centre of curvature
=> bowels
=> bull's eye, bull
=> center of gravity, centre of gravity
=> center of mass, centre of mass
=> core
=> navel, navel point
=> nombril
=> core
=> nucleus
=> nucleus
Sense 5
nucleus
> neural structure
=> mamillary body, mammillary body, corpus mamillare
=> ganglion
=> reflex arc
=> center, centre, nerve center, nerve centre
=> hemisphere, cerebral hemisphere
=> pyriform area, piriform area, pyriform lobe, piriform lobe
=> olfactory bulb
=> brain, encephalon
=> neencephalon, neoencephalon
=> paleencephalon, paleoencephalon, palaeencephalon
=> cerebellum
=> cerebellar hemisphere
=> vermis, vermis cerebelli
=> paleocerebellum
=> cerebral cortex, cerebral mantle, pallium, cortex
=> geniculate body
=> cerebrum
=> medulla oblongata, medulla, bulb
=> forebrain, prosencephalon
=> hippocampus
=> cingulate gyrus, gyrus cinguli
=> telencephalon
=> diencephalon, interbrain, betweenbrain, thalmencephalon
=> limbic system, visceral brain, limbic brain
=> subthalamus
=> thalamus
=> hypothalamus
=> midbrain, mesencephalon
=> substantia nigra, nucleus niger, locus niger
=> hindbrain, rhombencephalon
=> myelencephalon
=> pons, pons Varolii
=> brainstem, brain-stem, brain stem
=> nucleus
=> radiation
=> spinal cord, medulla spinalis
=> autonomic nervous system, ANS
Meronyms of noun nucleus
5 senses of nucleus
Sense 1
nucleus, cell nucleus, karyon
HAS SUBSTANCE: nucleoplasm, karyoplasm
HAS PART: nucleolus, nucleole
HAS PART: chromatin, chromatin granule
HAS PART: achromatin
HAS PART: linin
HAS PART: chromosome
HAS PART: nucleolus organizer, nucleolus organiser, nucleolar organizer, nucleolar organiser
HAS PART: gene, cistron, factor
HAS PART: chromatid
HAS PART: centromere, kinetochore
HAS PART: telomere
=> organelle, cell organelle, cell organ
=> organ
HAS PART: lobe
=> body part
HAS PART: corpus
Sense 2
nucleus
HAS PART: nucleon
Sense 3
core, nucleus, core group
=> set
HAS MEMBER: volume
Sense 5
nucleus
=> neural structure
=> structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
=> body part
HAS PART: corpus
Holonyms of noun nucleus
3 of 5 senses of nucleus
Sense 1
nucleus, cell nucleus, karyon
PART OF: cell
PART OF: organism, being
Sense 2
nucleus
PART OF: atom
PART OF: chemical element, element
PART OF: molecule
Sense 4
nucleus
PART OF: comet
Grep of noun nucleus
amygdaloid nucleus
benzene nucleus
caudate nucleus
cell nucleus
dentate nucleus
lenticular nucleus
lentiform nucleus
nucleus
nucleus niger
pronucleus
revolutionary proletarian nucleus
subthalamic nucleus
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