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Kernel and Almond Definitions

Kernel

A grain or seed, as of a cereal grass, enclosed in a husk.

Almond

A deciduous tree (Prunus dulcis) in the rose family, native to Asia and northern Africa and having alternate, simple leaves, pink flowers, and leathery fruits.

Kernel

The usually edible seed inside the hard covering of a nut or fruit stone.

Almond

The ellipsoidal kernel of this tree, either eaten as a nut or used for extraction of an oil for flavoring.

Kernel

The central or most important part; the core
"The kernel of his practical religion was that it was respectable, and beneficial to one's business, to be seen going to services" (Sinclair Lewis).
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Almond

Any of several other plants, such as the Indian almond, especially those with fruits or seeds suggestive of the almond.

Kernel

A small amount of something, especially when potentially developing into something else
Detected a kernel of anger in his remarks.

Almond

Something having the oval form of an almond.

Kernel

The core, center, or essence of an object or system.
The kernel of an argument

Almond

A pale tan.
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Kernel

(botany) The central (usually edible) part of a nut, especially once the hard shell has been removed.

Almond

(countable) A certain tree nut.

Kernel

(botany) A single seed or grain, especially of corn or wheat.

Almond

(countable) A small deciduous tree in family Rosaceae, Prunus amygdalus, that produces predominantly sweet almonds.

Kernel

The stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums.

Almond

Other plants that produce almond-like nuts:

Kernel

A small mass around which other matter is concreted; a nucleus; a concretion or hard lump in the flesh.

Almond

Prunus dulcis var. amara, bitter almond, that only produces bitter fruits

Kernel

(computing) The central part of many computer operating systems which manages the system's resources and the communication between hardware and software components.
The Linux kernel is open-source.

Almond

Prunus japonica, flowering almond, an ornamental shrub in family Rosaceae

Kernel

(computing) The core engine of any complex software system.

Almond

Prunus andersonii, desert almond, a North American shrub in family Rosaceae

Kernel

(calculus) A function used to define an integral transform.
The Dirichlet kernel convolved with a function yields its Fourier series approximation.

Almond

Prunus fasciculata, desert range almond or wild almond, North American shrub in family Rosaceae

Kernel

(mathematics) A set of pairs of a mapping's domain which are mapped to the same value.

Almond

Terminalia catappa, Indian almond or tropical almond, in family Combretaceae

Kernel

For a given function (especially a linear map between vector spaces), the set of elements in the domain which are mapped to zero; (formally) given f : X → Y, the set {x ∈ X : f(x) = 0}.
If a function is continuous then its kernel is a closed set.

Almond

Brabejum stellatifolium or bitter almond, in family Proteaceae

Kernel

For a category with zero morphisms: the equalizer of a given morphism and the zero morphism which is parallel to that given morphism.

Almond

(uncountable) The colour of the kernel of an almond without its shell and thin seed coat, a creamy off-white colour.

Kernel

The set of members of a fuzzy set that are fully included (i.e., whose grade of membership is 1).

Almond

(uncountable) The color of an almond still covered by its skin, a shade of brown.

Kernel

(slang) The human clitoris.

Almond

(uncountable) Flavor or other characteristics of almond.
I can't eat it if it has too much almond in it.

Kernel

(chemistry) The nucleus and electrons of an atom excluding its valence electrons.

Almond

Anything shaped like an almond; specifically, a tonsil.

Kernel

To enclose within a kernel

Almond

Brownish, resembling the colour of an almond nut.

Kernel

To crenellate

Almond

The fruit of the almond tree.

Kernel

The essential part of a seed; all that is within the seed walls; the edible substance contained in the shell of a nut; hence, anything included in a shell, husk, or integument; as, the kernel of a nut. See Illust. of Endocarp.
'A were as good crack a fusty nut with no kernel

Almond

The tree that bears the fruit; almond tree.

Kernel

A single seed or grain; as, a kernel of corn.

Almond

Anything shaped like an almond.

Kernel

A small mass around which other matter is concreted; a nucleus; a concretion or hard lump in the flesh.

Almond

Small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern Australia and California

Kernel

The central, substantial or essential part of anything; the gist; the core; as, the kernel of an argument.

Almond

Oval-shaped edible seed of the almond tree

Kernel

To harden or ripen into kernels; to produce kernels.

Kernel

The inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone;
Black walnut kernels are difficult to get out of the shell

Kernel

A single whole grain of a cereal;
A kernel of corn

Kernel

The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience;
The gist of the prosecutor's argument
The heart and soul of the Republican Party
The nub of the story

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