Kernel

//ˈkɝ.nəl//

Synonyms for "kernel" (169 found)

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Translations

154 translations across 44 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • κόκκος noun (single seed of corn or wheat)

Arabic

2 entries
  • نواة noun ((computing) central part of many computer operating systems)
  • نَوَاة noun ((computing) central part of many computer operating systems)

Armenian

3 entries
  • կորիզ noun (core or essence of an object or system)
  • կորիզ noun ((US) stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums)
  • միջուկ noun (core or essence of an object or system)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • özək noun (central part of a nut)

Bashkir

1 entries
  • һөйәк noun ((US) stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • зърно́ noun (single seed of corn or wheat)
  • костилка noun ((US) stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums)
  • съ́щност noun (core or essence of an object or system)
  • я́дка noun (central part of a nut)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 核心 noun (core or essence of an object or system)

Czech

4 entries
  • jádro noun (central part of a nut)
  • jádro noun ((computing) central part of many computer operating systems)
  • jádro noun ((mathematics, algebra) set of elements mapped to zero)
  • pecka noun ((US) stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums)

Danish

2 entries
  • kerne noun ((computing) central part of many computer operating systems)
  • kerne noun ((mathematics, algebra) set of elements mapped to zero)

Dutch

2 entries
  • graan noun (single seed of corn or wheat)
  • kern noun ((mathematics, algebra) set of elements mapped to zero)

Finnish

4 entries
  • jyvä noun (single seed of corn or wheat)
  • kerneli noun ((computing) central part of many computer operating systems)
  • kivi noun ((US) stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums)
  • käyttöjärjestelmäydin noun ((computing) central part of many computer operating systems)

French

4 entries
  • amande noun (central part of a nut)
  • cerneau noun (central part of a nut)
  • cœur noun (core or essence of an object or system)
  • fond noun (core or essence of an object or system)

Galician

1 entries
  • cerne noun (core or essence of an object or system)

Georgian

4 entries
  • არსი noun (core or essence of an object or system)
  • გული noun (core or essence of an object or system)
  • გული noun (central part of a nut)
  • მარცვალი noun (core or essence of an object or system)

German

4 entries
  • Betriebssystemkern noun ((computing) central part of many computer operating systems)
  • Kern noun (core or essence of an object or system)
  • Kern noun (central part of a nut)
  • Kern noun ((mathematics, algebra) set of elements mapped to zero)

Gothic

1 entries
  • 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐍉 noun (single seed of corn or wheat)

Greek

4 entries
  • κουκούτσι noun ((US) stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums)
  • πυρήνας noun (core or essence of an object or system)
  • πυρήνας noun (central part of a nut)
  • πυρήνας noun ((US) stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums)

Hawaiian

1 entries
  • ʻanoʻano noun (central part of a nut)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • mag noun ((mathematics, algebra) set of elements mapped to zero)

Icelandic

3 entries
  • kjarni noun (central part of a nut)
  • kjarni noun ((computing) central part of many computer operating systems)
  • stýrikjarni noun ((computing) central part of many computer operating systems)

Indonesian

2 entries
  • kernel noun ((US) stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums)
  • kernel noun ((computing) central part of many computer operating systems)

Ingrian

1 entries
  • toomi noun (central part of a nut)

Irish

1 entries
  • eithne noun (core or essence of an object or system)

Italian

4 entries
  • chicco noun (single seed of corn or wheat)
  • gheriglio noun (central part of a nut)
  • kernel noun ((computing) central part of many computer operating systems)
  • nocciolo noun (core or essence of an object or system)

Japanese

3 entries
  • カーネル noun ((computing) central part of many computer operating systems)
  • 仁 noun (central part of a nut)
  • 核心 noun (core or essence of an object or system)

Korean

2 entries
  • 커널 noun ((computing) central part of many computer operating systems)
  • 핵심 noun (core or essence of an object or system)

Kyrgyz

3 entries
  • дан noun ((computing) central part of many computer operating systems)
  • өзөк noun ((US) stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums)
  • өзөк noun ((computing) central part of many computer operating systems)

Lower Sorbian

2 entries
  • jědro noun (core or essence of an object or system)
  • jědro noun (central part of a nut)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • голушка noun ((US) stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums)
  • зрно noun (single seed of corn or wheat)
  • коска noun ((US) stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums)
  • срж noun (core or essence of an object or system)

Malay

1 entries
  • inti noun ((computing) central part of many computer operating systems)

Māori

4 entries
  • karihi noun (core or essence of an object or system)
  • karihi noun (central part of a nut)
  • kiko noun (central part of a nut)
  • kikokiko noun (central part of a nut)

Old English

1 entries
  • cyrnel noun (central part of a nut)

Polish

4 entries
  • jajko noun ((computing) central part of many computer operating systems)
  • jądro noun ((computing) central part of many computer operating systems)
  • jądro noun ((mathematics, algebra) set of elements mapped to zero)
  • pestka noun ((US) stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • caroço noun ((US) stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums)
  • cerne noun (core or essence of an object or system)
  • grão noun (single seed of corn or wheat)
  • kernel noun ((computing) central part of many computer operating systems)

Russian

4 entries
  • зерно́ noun (single seed of corn or wheat)
  • зёрнышко noun (single seed of corn or wheat)
  • ко́сточка noun ((US) stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums)
  • сердцеви́на noun (central part of a nut)

Samoan

1 entries
  • ʻaʻano noun (central part of a nut)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries
  • cridhe noun (core or essence of an object or system)
  • eitean noun (core or essence of an object or system)
  • eitean noun (central part of a nut)
  • sìol noun (single seed of corn or wheat)

Spanish

4 entries
  • almendra noun (central part of a nut)
  • granelo noun ((computing) central part of many computer operating systems)
  • grano noun (single seed of corn or wheat)
  • hueso noun ((US) stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums)

Swedish

4 entries
  • korn noun (single seed of corn or wheat)
  • kärna noun (core or essence of an object or system)
  • kärna noun (central part of a nut)
  • kärna noun ((computing) central part of many computer operating systems)

Tarifit

1 entries
  • taɣyašt noun (single seed of corn or wheat)

Tongan

1 entries
  • kano noun (central part of a nut)

Turkish

4 entries
  • göbek noun (central part of a nut)
  • tane noun (single seed of corn or wheat)
  • çekirdek noun ((US) stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums)
  • çekirdek noun ((computing) central part of many computer operating systems)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • nhân noun ((computing) central part of many computer operating systems)

Yiddish

3 entries
  • קערן noun (core or essence of an object or system)
  • קערנדל noun (central part of a nut)
  • קערנדל noun (single seed of corn or wheat)

Sample sentences

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I got a great kernel panic a day or two ago.

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The Linux kernel is monolithic.

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The kernel of a group homomorphism always contains the neutral element.

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There could be a kernel of truth behind this legend.

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