Core Meaning

There are 11 meaning(s) for word Core

Meaning 1 : (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories

    Example : each core has three wires passing through it, providing the means to select and detect the contents of each bit

    Synonyms : magnetic core
Meaning 2 : a small group of indispensable persons or things

    Example : five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program

    Synonyms : core group,  nucleus
Meaning 3 : the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

    Synonyms : burden,  effect,  essence,  gist
Meaning 4 : the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

    Synonyms : center,  centre,  essence,  gist,  heart,  heart and soul,  inwardness,  kernel,  marrow,  meat,  nitty-gritty,  nub,  pith,  substance,  sum
Meaning 5 : an organization founded by James Leonard Farmer in 1942 to work for racial equality

    Synonyms : congress of racial equality
Meaning 6 : a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil

Meaning 7 : a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill

Meaning 8 : remove the core or center from

    Example : core an apple

Meaning 9 : the center of an object

    Example : the ball has a titanium core

Meaning 10 : the central part of the Earth

Meaning 11 : the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place

How to Pronounce Core

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