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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ker•nel /ˈkɜrnəl/USA pronunciation n., v., -neled, -nel•ing or (esp. Brit.) -nelled, -nel•ling. n. [countable] - Botanythe soft part in the shell of a nut or the stone of a fruit that can usually be eaten.
- an essential part;
germ:There was hardly a kernel of truth in what you told him.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ker•nel (kûr′nl),USA pronunciation n., v., -neled, -nel•ing or (esp. Brit.) -nelled, -nel•ling. n. - Botanythe softer, usually edible part contained in the shell of a nut or the stone of a fruit.
- Botanythe body of a seed within its husk or integuments.
- Botanya whole seed grain, as of wheat or corn.
- Dialect Terms[South Atlantic States.]the pit or seed of a peach, cherry, plum, etc.
- the central or most important part of anything;
essence;
gist;
core:His leadership is the kernel of the organization. - Mathematicsthe set of elements that a given function from one set to a second set maps into the identity of the second set.
- ChemistryAlso called rumpf. [Physical Chem.]the remainder of an atom after the valence electrons have been removed.
v.t. - to enclose as a kernel.
- Middle English kirnel, Old English cyrnel, diminutive of corn seed, corn1 bef. 1000
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