All 3 Uses
nucleus
in
Crank, by Ellen Hopkins
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- Red and raw like my brain, unable to shut down, thoughts crashing like electrons orbiting a nucleus of dueling emotions.†
*nucleus = the center (or most important part) of something
- Have You Ever had so much to say that your mouth closed up tight, struggling to harness the nuclear force coalescing within your words?†
nuclear = relating to the central or most important part of something
- But my mouth closed up tight around the nuclear force building inside, thought after thought churning, the evil in my core threatening to eviscerate me.†
Definitions:
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(1)
(nucleus) the center (or most important part) of somethingsuch as:
- in physics: the center of an atom where protons & neutrons are found
- in biology: the center of a cell where DNA is found
- in sociology: the closest family (mother/father/children in contrast to the extended family)
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)