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Kernel

Kernel Meaning & Definition
Kernel Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Kernel?

[n] 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"
[n] a single whole grain of a cereal; "a kernel of corn"
[n] the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone; "black walnut kernels are difficult to get out of the shell"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Kernel: center | core | essence | gist | heart | heart and soul | inwardness | marrow | meat | meat | nitty-gritty | nub | pith | substance | sum

Related Terms | Find terms related to Kernel: acorn | almond | almond paste | amande | amande douce | amandes mondees | axiom | axis | bench mark | berry | bird seed | bitter almond | blanched almonds | Brazil nut | burnt almond | cardinal point | center | center of action | center of gravity | centroid | centrum | chief thing | climax | core | cornerstone | crisis | critical point | crux | dead center | diameter | diaphragm | distillate | distillation | elixir | epicenter | equator | essence | essential | essential matter | fabric | flaxseed | flower | focus | fruit | fundamental | gist | goober | goober pea | grain | gravamen | great point | groundnut | ground-pea | hayseed | heart | high point | hub | hypostasis | important thing | inner essence | interior | issue | keystone | landmark | linseed | main point | main thing | marrow | material | material point | matter | mean | meat | median | medium | medulla | metacenter | middle | midmost | midriff | midst | milestone | nave | navel | nigger toe | noisette | noix | nub | nubbin | nucleus | nut | nuts and bolts | omphalos | peanut | peanut butter | pip | pit | pith | pivot | postulate | principle | quid | quiddity | quintessence | real issue | salient point | salted peanuts | sap | seed | sine qua non | soul | spirit | stone | storm center | stuff | substance | substantive point | sum and substance | sweet almond | the bottom line | the nitty-gritty | the point | thick | thick of things | turning point | umbilicus | upshot | waist | waistline | zone

See Also | caryopsis | cognitive content | content | corn | grain | haecceity | hypostasis | mental object | plant part | quiddity | quintessence | seed | stuff

Kernel In Webster's Dictionary

\Ker"nel\, n. [OE. kernel, kirnel, curnel, AS. cyrnel, fr. corn grain. See {Corn}, and cf. {Kern} to harden.] 1. The essential part of a seed; all that is within the seed walls; the edible substance contained in the shell of a nut; hence, anything included in a shell, husk, or integument; as, the kernel of a nut. See Illust. of {Endocarp}. ' A were as good crack a fusty nut with no kernel --Shak. 2. A single seed or grain; as, a kernel of corn. 3. A small mass around which other matter is concreted; a nucleus; a concretion or hard lump in the flesh. 4. The central, substantial or essential part of anything; the gist; the core; as, the kernel of an argument.
\Ker"nel\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Kerneled}or {Kernelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Kerneling} or {Kernelling}.] To harden or ripen into kernels; to produce kernels.

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