center vs nucleus

nucleus vs center

center and nucleus both are nouns.

center is an adjective but nucleus is not an adjective.

center is a verb but nucleus is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
center	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
nucleus	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, nucleus is a hyponym of center; that is, nucleus is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than center:

center: a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
nucleus: the positively charged dense center of an atom

Other hyponyms of center include bight, center of curvature, centre of curvature, bowels, bull's eye, bull, center of gravity, centre of gravity, center of mass, centre of mass, core, navel, navel point, nombril, core.

center (noun)	nucleus (noun)
a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game	a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction
(American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play	any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord
the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game	the central structure of the lens that is surrounded by the cortex
a building dedicated to a particular activity	a small group of indispensable persons or things
mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace	the positively charged dense center of an atom
the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher	(astronomy) the center of the head of a comet; consists of small solid particles of ice and frozen gas that vaporizes on approaching the sun to form the coma and tail
a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
the object upon which interest and attention focuses
the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
politically moderate persons; centrists
the middle of a military or naval formation
a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
a place where some particular activity is concentrated
(football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback
(basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
(ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team

center (adjective)	nucleus (adjective)
of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually
equally distant from the extremes

center (verb)	nucleus (verb)
direct one's attention on something
move into the center
center upon

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