Noah Webster
Nucleus
NU'CLEUS, noun [Latin a nut.]
1. Properly, the kernel of a nut; but in usage, any body about which matter is collected.
2. The body of a comet, called also its head, which appears to be surrounded with light.
NU'CLEUS, noun [Latin a nut.]
1. Properly, the kernel of a nut; but in usage, any body about which matter is collected.
2. The body of a comet, called also its head, which appears to be surrounded with light.