kjerne-

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.).

• IPA^(key): /ˈçæːɳə/, /ˈçæːʁnə/

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• Rhymes: -æːɳə, -æːʁnə, -æːrnə
• Hyphenation: kjer‧ne-
• Homophone: kjerne

kjerne-

1. nuclear (pertaining to the nucleus of an atom)

   kjernefysikk, kjernekjemi, kjernevåpen

   nuclear physics, nuclear chemistry, nuclear weapons

2. nuclear (involving energy released by nuclear reactions, such as fission, fusion and radioactive decay)

   kjerneenergiverk, kjernereaksjon

   nuclear power plant, nuclear reaction

3. of or related to the production of nuclear energy

   kjernebrensel

   nuclear fuel

4. which utilizes the energy or explosive power of nuclear fission

   kjernvåpen

   nuclear weapon

• “kjerne-” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

• jenker, kjerne