Definitions for kernel
ˈkɜr nlker·nel

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. kernel, meatnoun

   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"

2. kernelnoun

   a single whole grain of a cereal

   "a kernel of corn"

3. kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-grittynoun

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. kernelnoun

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

2. kernelnoun

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

3. kernelnoun

   A single seed or grain, especially of corn or wheat.

4. kernelnoun

   The central part of many computer operating systems which manages the system's resources and the communication between hardware and software components.

5. kernelnoun

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

6. kernelnoun

   Those elements, in the domain of a function, which the function maps to zero.

   If a function is continuous then its kernel is a closed set.

7. kernelnoun

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

8. Etymology: From cyrnel, diminutive of corn, related to kjarni

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. KERNELnoun

   The edible substance contained in a shell.

   Etymology: cyrnel, a gland, Saxon; karne, Dutch; cerneau, French.

   As brown in hue
   As hazle nuts, and sweeter than the kernels. William Shakespeare.

   There can be no kernel in this light nut; the soul of this man is his clothes. William Shakespeare, All’s well that ends well.

   The kernel of the nut serves them for bread and meat, and the shells for cups. More.

   2. Any thing included in a husk or integument.

   The kernel of a grape, the fig’s small grain,
   Can cloath a mountain, and o’ershade a plain. John Denham.

   Oats are ripe when the straw turns yellow and the kernel hard. John Mortimer, Husbandry.

   3. The seeds of pulpy fruits.

   I think he will carry this island home in his pocket, and give it his son for an apple. —— And sowing the kernels of it in the sea, bring forth more islands. William Shakespeare, Tempest.

   The apple inclosed in wax was as fresh as at the first putting in, and the kernels continued white. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist.

   4. The central part of any thing upon which the ambient strata are concreted.

   A solid body in the bladder makes the kernel of a stone. Arb.

   5. Knobby concretions in childrens flesh.

2. To Kernelverb

   To ripen to kernels.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   In Staffordshire, garden-rouncivals sown in the fields kernel well, and yield a good increase. John Mortimer, Husbandry.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Kernelnoun

   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

2. Kernelnoun

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

3. Kernelnoun

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

4. Kernelnoun

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

5. Kernelverb

   to harden or ripen into kernels; to produce kernels

6. Etymology: [OE. kernel, kirnel, curnel, AS. cyrnel, fr. corn grain. See Corn, and cf. Kern to harden.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Kernel

   In computing, the kernel is the main component of most computer operating systems; it is a bridge between applications and the actual data processing done at the hardware level. The kernel's responsibilities include managing the system's resources. Usually, as a basic component of an operating system, a kernel can provide the lowest-level abstraction layer for the resources that application software must control to perform its function. It typically makes these facilities available to application processes through inter-process communication mechanisms and system calls. Operating system tasks are done differently by different kernels, depending on their design and implementation. While monolithic kernels execute all the operating system code in the same address space to increase the performance of the system, microkernels run most of the operating system services in user space as servers, aiming to improve maintainability and modularity of the operating system. A range of possibilities exists between these two extremes.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Kernel

   kėr′nel, n. anything in a husk or shell: the substance in the shell of a nut: the seed of a pulpy fruit: the important part of anything.—adj. Ker′nelly, full of, or resembling, kernels. [A.S. cyrnel—corn, grain, and dim. suffix -el; Ger. kern, a grain.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. kernel

   Corrupted from crenelle; the holes in a battlement made for the purpose of shooting arrows and small shot.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. kernel

   A type of component.

   The computing kernel worked efficiently.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 9, 2020  

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   kernel

   A type of seed and food.

   The kernel is part of popcorn.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 9, 2020  

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   • Grain
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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of kernel in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of kernel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of kernel in a Sentence

1. Hannah More:

   One kernel is felt in a hogshead one drop of water helps to swell the ocean a spark of fire helps to give light to the world. None are too small, too feeble, too poor to be of service. Think of this and act.

2. Hannah More:

   One kernel is felt in a hogshead; one drop of water helps to swell the ocean; a spark of fire helps to give light to the world. None are too small, too feeble, too poor to be of service. Think of this and act.

3. Jennifer Morgan:

   The most important kernel ... has both parties committing to taking stock every five years.

4. Anthony Norvell:

   Plant a kernel of wheat and you reap a pint; plant a pint and you reap a bushel. Always the law works to give you back more than you give.

5. Francis Quarles:

   In thy apparel avoid singularity, profuseness, and gaudiness. Be not too early in the fashion, nor too late. Decency is half way between affectation and neglect. The body is the shell of the soul, apparel is the husk of that shell; the husk often tells you what the kernel is.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=kernel
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Kernel
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=kernel
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kernel
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=kernel
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=kernel
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=kernel