| | ::Then, I guess, we will need [[outer core]] as well. --[[User:Hekaheka|Hekaheka]] ([[User talk:Hekaheka|talk]]) 05:25, 1 October 2012 (UTC) | | ::Then, I guess, we will need [[outer core]] as well. --[[User:Hekaheka|Hekaheka]] ([[User talk:Hekaheka|talk]]) 05:25, 1 October 2012 (UTC) |
| − | ::But does "inner core" mean all that, or is it just that "inner core" means "[[[[inner]]]] [[[core]]]]" and it happens that ''earth's inner core'' has those specific properties? The existence of {{b.g.c.|"Jupiter's inner core"}}, {{b.g.c.|"Jupiter's inner core"}}, {{b.g.c.|"Mars' inner core"}}, {{b.g.c.|"moon's inner core"}} suggests the latter. The specific composition of earth's inner core is then a matter for an encyclopedia, whereas "Earth's inner core" and "inner core" are SOP in a dictionary. [[User:-sche|- -sche]] [[User talk:-sche|(discuss)]] 05:39, 1 October 2012 (UTC) | + | ::But does "inner core" mean all that, or is it just that "inner core" means "[[[[inner]]]] [[[[core]]]]" and it happens that ''earth's inner core'' has those specific properties? The existence of {{b.g.c.|"Jupiter's inner core"}}, {{b.g.c.|"Jupiter's inner core"}}, {{b.g.c.|"Mars' inner core"}}, {{b.g.c.|"moon's inner core"}} suggests the latter. The specific composition of earth's inner core is then a matter for an encyclopedia, whereas "Earth's inner core" and "inner core" are SOP in a dictionary. [[User:-sche|- -sche]] [[User talk:-sche|(discuss)]] 05:39, 1 October 2012 (UTC) |
| | :::It seems like the general definition that all of the above are using is "Part of the planet at such high pressure that it is solid despite its high temperature". If "inner core" just means "innermost part of the planet", the phrase "no inner core" would be meaningless (unless your planet is shaped like a jam doughnut), but it's perfectly attestable: | | :::It seems like the general definition that all of the above are using is "Part of the planet at such high pressure that it is solid despite its high temperature". If "inner core" just means "innermost part of the planet", the phrase "no inner core" would be meaningless (unless your planet is shaped like a jam doughnut), but it's perfectly attestable: |
