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# kernel

«kernel» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **the soft part inside a nut or the seed inside the hard…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a kernel, kernels)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A kernel is the soft part inside a nut or the seed inside the hard stone of a fruit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kernel/#m1)

2) A kernel is a whole seed of a grain such as corn (maize) or wheat: popcorn is made of corn kernels. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kernel/#m2)

3) The kernel of something is its most important central part: «a kernel of truth». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kernel/#m3)

4) (computing) The kernel is the core part of a computer's operating system that controls everything else. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kernel/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons about seeds, a kernel is the part that can grow into a new plant and stores food. In cooking, popcorn kernels pop when heated because the water inside turns to steam. In stories and arguments, «a kernel of truth» means a small true part inside a mostly false story. Phrases: «corn kernels», «popcorn kernels», «a kernel of truth».

### examples

- Popcorn kernels pop when you heat them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kernel/#x1)
- Squirrels crack hazelnuts to eat the kernel. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kernel/#x2)
- Each corn cob has hundreds of kernels. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kernel/#x3)
- The rumour had a kernel of truth in it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kernel/#x4)
- Wheat kernels are ground into flour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kernel/#x5)
- Some kernels did not pop and stayed hard at the bottom of the bowl. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kernel/#x6)
- The computer's kernel controls the memory and the screen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kernel/#x7)
- They soon gathered some, cracked them, and ate the fine young kernels, which were only just ripe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kernel/#x8)

### note

Plural «kernels». Homophone trap: «kernel» sounds the same as «colonel» (an army officer), spelled very differently.

### In the corpora

- [Popcorn pops because water inside each kernel turns to steam until the hard shell bursts; dried-out kernels pop badly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/10-cooking-is-chemistry/9/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «kernel» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kernel/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.