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coring

[kawr-ing, kohr-]
noun
  1. the act of removing a core or of cutting from a central part.
  2. Geology, Mining. core1(def 4).
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Origin of coring

First recorded in 1865–70; core1 + -ing1

core1

[kawr, kohr]
noun
  1. the central part of a fleshy fruit, containing the seeds.
  2. the central, innermost, or most essential part of anything.
  3. Also called magnetic core. Electricity. the piece of iron, bundle of iron wires, or other ferrous material forming the central or inner portion in an electromagnet, induction coil, transformer, or the like.
  4. (in mining, geology, etc.) a cylindrical sample of earth, mineral, or rock extracted from the ground by means of a corer so that the strata are undisturbed in the sample.
  5. the inside wood of a tree.
  6. Anthropology. a lump of stone, as flint, from which prehistoric humans struck flakes in order to make tools.Compare flake tool.
  7. Carpentry.
    1. a thickness of wood forming a base for a veneer.
    2. a wooden construction, as in a door, forming a backing for veneers.
  8. Engineering. kern2.
  9. Metallurgy.
    1. a thickness of base metal beneath a cladding.
    2. the softer interior of a piece of casehardened metal.
    3. a specially formed refractory object inserted into a mold to produce cavities or depressions in the casting that cannot be readily formed on the pattern.
  10. Geology. the central portion of the earth, having a radius of about 2100 miles (3379 km) and believed to be composed mainly of iron and nickel in a molten state.Compare crust(def 6), mantle(def 3).
  11. Also called reactor core. Physics. the region in a reactor that contains its fissionable material.
  12. Computers.
    1. Also called magnetic core.a small ring or loop of ferromagnetic material with two states of polarization that can be changed by changing the direction of the current applied in wires wound around the ring, used to store one bit of information or to perform switching or logical functions.
    2. Also called main memory, RAM.a term used to refer to main memory, though no longer made from from coils of ferromagnetic material.
  13. Ropemaking. heart(def 16).
  14. Phonetics. the final segment of a syllable beginning with the vowel and including any following consonants; the nucleus plus the coda.Compare onset(def 3).
  15. the muscles of the torso, which provide support for the spine and pelvis: Building a strong core can help with posture and flexibility and can prevent back injury.
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verb (used with object), cored, cor·ing.
  1. to remove the core of (fruit).
  2. to cut from the central part.
  3. to remove (a cylindrical sample) from the interior, as of the earth or a tree trunk: to core the ocean bottom.
  4. to form a cavity in (a molded object) by placing a core, as of sand, in the mold before pouring.
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adjective
  1. of central importance; basic; fundamental: the core values of our organization.
  2. noting or relating to the muscles of the torso: core exercises for back pain.
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Origin of core1

1275–1325; 1945–50 for def 11; Middle English; origin uncertain; perhaps < Old French cors body < Latin corpus
Related formscore·less, adjective

Synonyms

2. essence, heart, gist, center.
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Examples from the Web for coring

Historical Examples

  • Lettie went on with the paring and coring of her applesthen she took the raisins.

    The White Peacock

    D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence

  • Prepare apples for pies by paring, coring, and dividing in eighths.

    Science in the Kitchen.

    Mrs. E. E. Kellogg

  • While the lasers were coring out the hole, six cargo cranes on their 400-ton carrier chassis had been moved into position.

  • Just now she was peeling, quartering, and coring summer apples to dry for winter stores.

    The Graysons

    Edward Eggleston

  • Weigh six pounds of pineapple, after paring, coring, and cutting in rather small pieces.

British Dictionary definitions for coring

CORE

n acronym for (in the US)
  1. Congress of Racial Equality
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core

noun
  1. the central part of certain fleshy fruits, such as the apple or pear, consisting of the seeds and supporting parts
    1. the central, innermost, or most essential part of somethingthe core of the argument
    2. (as modifier)the core meaning
  3. a piece of magnetic material, such as soft iron, placed inside the windings of an electromagnet or transformer to intensify and direct the magnetic field
  4. geology the central part of the earth, beneath the mantle, consisting mainly of iron and nickel, which has an inner solid part surrounded by an outer liquid part
  5. a cylindrical sample of rock, soil, etc, obtained by the use of a hollow drill
  6. shaped body of material (in metal casting usually of sand) supported inside a mould to form a cavity of predetermined shape in the finished casting
  7. physics the region of a nuclear reactor in which the reaction takes place
  8. a layer of wood serving as a backing for a veneer
  9. computing
    1. one of several processing units working in parallel in a computer
    2. a ferrite ring formerly used in a computer memory to store one bit of information
    3. short for core store
    4. (as modifier)core memory
  10. archaeol a lump of stone or flint from which flakes or blades have been removed
  11. physics the nucleus together with all complete electron shells of an atom
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verb
  1. (tr) to remove the core from (fruit)
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Derived Formscoreless, adjective

Word Origin

C14: of uncertain origin
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Word Origin and History for coring

core

n.

late 14c., probably from Old French coeur "core of fruit, heart of lettuce," literally "heart," from Latin cor "heart," from PIE root *kerd- "heart" (see heart). Nuclear reactor sense is from 1949.

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core

v.

mid-15c., from core (n.). Related: Cored; coring.

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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
coring in Medicine

core

(kôr)
n.
  1. The central or innermost part.
  2. The part of a nuclear reactor where fission occurs.
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coring in Science

core

[kôr]
  1. The central or innermost portion of the Earth, lying below the mantle and probably consisting of iron and nickel. It is divided into a liquid outer core, which begins at a depth of 2,898 km (1,800 mi), and a solid inner core, which begins at a depth of 4,983 km (3,090 mi).
  2. A piece of magnetizable material, such as a rod of soft iron, that is placed inside an electrical coil or transformer to intensify and provide a path for the magnetic field produced by the current running through the wire windings.
  3. The central part of a nuclear reactor where atomic fission occurs. The core contains the fuel, the coolant, and the moderator.
  4. A long, cylindrical sample of soil, rock, or ice collected with a drill to study the strata of material that are not visible from the surface.
  5. A stone from which one or more flakes have been removed, serving as a tool in itself or as a source of flakes from which other tools could be fashioned. Stones used as cores include flint, chert, and obsidian. See more at core tool.
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coring in Culture

core

In geology, the central region of the Earth; it extends fourteen hundred to eighteen hundred miles from the Earth's center.

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Note

The core is made primarily of iron and nickel and has two parts — an inner solid core and an outer liquid core.

Note

The mantle is the layer of the Earth that overlies the core.
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Idioms and Phrases with coring

core

see rotten to the core.

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