kernel

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɜːrnəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkɝnəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kûr′nl)

Inflections of 'kernel' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
When both "l" and "ll" forms exist, spellings with a double "l" are correct, but rare, in US English, while those with a single "l" are not correct in UK English.
kernels
v 3rd person singular
kernelling
v pres p (Mainly UK)
kerneling
v pres p (US)
kernelled
v past (Mainly UK)
kerneled
v past (US)
kernelled
v past p (Mainly UK)
kerneled
v past p (US)

Collocations for "kernel"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "kernel" in context.

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kernel

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. a corn kernel
  2. a kernel of corn stuck in my teeth
  3. the kernels began [to pop, popping]
  4. [wheat, grain, nut] kernel
  5. [crush, mill, grind] (the) kernels
  6. computing: [operating system, program, device] kernels
  7. computing: [install, configure, hack] kernels
  8. figurative: [barely, hardly] a kernel of truth (in)
  9. figurative: not even a kernel of [truth, guilt]
  10. figurative: is the kernel of the [case, situation]
n as adj
  1. computing: kernel [configuration, modules, hackers]

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