Latvian

Noun

kodols m (1st declension)

1. core, kernel (internal part of a fruit or nut, covered by a shell)

   rieksta kodols‎ ― nut kernel

   plūmju kauliņa kodols‎ ― plum kernel

2. core, centre, nucleus (central internal part of something)

   zemes kodols‎ ― Earth core, centre

   komētas kodols‎ ― comet core

   šūnas kodols‎ ― cell nucleus

   atoma kodols‎ ― atom nucleus

3. (physics, also atoma kodols) atomic nucleus

   kodola daļiņa‎ ― nuclear particle

   termiskās kodolu reakcijas‎ ― thermonuclear reactions

   kodolu dalīšanās‎ ― nuclear fusion (lit. nuclear splitting)

4. core, essence, essential point

   temata, problēmas kodols‎ ― the core of the topic, problem

   filmas sižetiskais kodols‎ ― the core of the film plot

   lietas, runas kodols‎ ― the essential point of the topic, of the speech

Declension

Derived terms

• kodolbumba
• kodolierocis

See also

• atoms
• elektrons
• neitrons
• protons