Nucleus
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Nucleus may refer to:
In science:
- Atomic nucleus, the collection of protons and neutrons in the center of an atom that carries the bulk of the atom's mass and positive charge
- Cell nucleus, is a small spherical structure in a cell which contains the cell's DNA and is the control center of the cell
- Nucleus (neuroanatomy), a central nervous system structure composed mainly of gray matter
- Comet nucleus, the solid core of a comet
- Galaxy nucleus, the central region of a galaxy
- Ice nucleus, the center of an ice crystal
- Cloud condensation nuclei, the basis for the development of a cloud droplet
In linguistics:
- Syllable nucleus, the central part of a syllable
- Sentence nucleus, the syllable which receives the greatest stress in a word
In computer science:
- Nucleus CMS, an open-source weblog system
- Nucleus RTOS, a brand of operating system
In music:
- Nucleus (band), a British jazz-rock band led by Ian Carr
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