NUCLEAR FIGURE
\njˈuːkli͡ə fˈɪɡə], \njˈuːkliə fˈɪɡə], \n_j_ˈuː_k_l_iə f_ˈɪ_ɡ_ə]\
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Syn. : spindle f., division f. Any one of the phases which a nucleus assumes during indirect or karyokinetic division. The set of appearances assumed by the achromatic fibrils is known as the achromatic f., and that assumed by the chromatic fibrils as the chromatic f.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe