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cored Definition


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core
noun
    1. The fibrous case at the centre of some fruits, eg apples and pears, containing the seeds.
    2. The innermost, central, essential or unchanging part.
      Thesaurus: essence, heart, kernel, gist, pith; centre, hub, focus, pivot.
    3. The central region of a star or planet, especially the Earth.
    4. archaeol.
      The lump of stone left after flakes have been struck off it for shaping into tools.
    5. The central part of a nuclear reactor, containing the fuel, where the nuclear reaction takes place.
    6. elec.
      A piece of magnetic material that, when placed in the centre of a wire coil through which an electric current is being passed, increases the intensity of the magnetic field and the inductance of the coil.
    7. The main memory of a computer, where instructions and data are stored in such a way that they are available for immediate use.
      Form: core memory
    8. The inner part of an electric cable.
    9. A cylindrical sample of rock, soil, etc, removed with a hollow tubular drill.
verb
    cored, coring
    1. To remove the core of (an apple, etc).
Derivative: cored
    With the core removed.
    Containing a core.
Etymology: 14c.



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