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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From the noun kjerne (“core, nucleus”), from Old Norse kjarni, from Proto-Germanic *kernô (“core, kernel”), of *kurną (“corn, grain”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm (“grain”), possibly of *ǵr̥h₂-nós (“matured, grown old”), of both *ǵerh₂- (“to grow old, mature”) and *-nóm (creates verbal adjectives from roots.).
Pronunciation
Prefix
kjerne-
- nuclear (pertaining to the nucleus of an atom)
kjernefysikk, kjernekjemi, kjernevåpen- nuclear physics, nuclear chemistry, nuclear weapons
- nuclear (involving energy released by nuclear reactions, such as fission, fusion and radioactive decay)
kjerneenergiverk, kjernereaksjon- nuclear power plant, nuclear reaction
- of or related to the production of nuclear energy
kjernebrensel- nuclear fuel
- which utilizes the energy or explosive power of nuclear fission
Derived terms
References
- “kjerne-” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
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