Nucleus and Point

Nucleus

Nucleus noun - The central part or aspect of something under consideration.

Usage example: the nucleus of the movement's methodology has always been passive resistance

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Point and nucleus are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Point" instead a noun "Nucleus".

Nearby Words: nuclear, nucleic

Point noun - The central part or aspect of something under consideration.

Usage example: that clueless reviewer seems to have missed the whole point of the book

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Nucleus and point are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Nucleus" instead a noun "Point".

original	original nucleus	original point
single	single nucleus	single point
large	large nucleus	large point
important	important nucleus	important point
Other adjectives: last, central.

Synopsis: When the machine above Nucleus control point activates, the RED team wakes up to find theyve each gained strange and often uncontrollable superpowers.

Source: Fanfic Recs / Team Fortress 2
It has a round ball as a weak point and is subtitled as a "Giant Aquatic Ameoba", though it's unclear if only the ball is the boss and it's hydrokinetic, or if the whole pool is the boss and the ball is just its nucleus.

Source: Murder Water
Attack Its Weak Point: In Beyond the Burning Land, Luke fights and kills the Bayemot (a giant ameoba-like creature) by striking at the nucleus deep inside its body with a sword.

Source: Creator / John Christopher

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