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1.nounVarious former units of volume, particularly:
2.nounThe central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds."the core of an apple or quince"
3.nounThe heart or inner part of a physical thing
4.nounThe center or inner part of a space or area"the core of a square"
5.nounThe most important part of a thing; the essence."the core of a subject"
6.nounThe portion of a mold that creates an internal cavity within a casting or that makes a hole in or through a casting.
7.nounThe bony process which forms the central axis of the horns in many animals.
8.nounMagnetic data storage.
9.nounAn individual computer processor, in the sense when several processors (called cores or CPU cores) are plugged together in one single integrated circuit to work as one (called multi-core processor)."I wanted to play a particular computer game, which required I buy a new computer, so while the game said it needed at least a dual-core processor, I wanted my computer to be a bit ahead of the curve, so I bought a quad-core."
10.nounThe material between surface materials in a structured composite sandwich material."a floor panel with a Nomex honeycomb core"
11.nounThe inner part of a nuclear reactor in which the nuclear reaction takes place.
12.nounA piece of ferromagnetic material (i.e. soft iron), inside the windings of an electromagnet, that channels the magnetic field.
13.nounA disorder of sheep caused by worms in the liver.
14.nounA cylindrical sample of rock or other materials obtained by core drilling.
15.nounA tiny sample of organic material obtained by means of a fine-needle biopsy.
16.nounThe central part of a protein structure consisting in mostly hydrophobic aminoacids.
17.nounThe set of feasible allocations that cannot be improved upon by a subset (a coalition) of the economy's agents.
18.nounA hollow cylindrical piece of cardboard around which a web of paper or plastic is winded.
19.nounAn atomic nucleus plus inner electrons (i.e. except valence electrons).
20.verbTo remove the core of an apple or other fruit.
21.verbTo extract a sample with a drill.
22.nounA body of individuals; an assemblage.
23.nounA miner's underground working time or shift.
24.noun(machinery, marine) A deposit paid by the purchaser of a rebuilt part, to be refunded on return of a used, rebuildable part, or the returned rebuildable part itself.