nodalizationn.
/ˌnəʊdl̩ɪˈzeɪʃn/, /ˌnəʊdəlɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌnoʊdələˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˈˌnoʊdəˌlaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ 1. The development or formation of nodes; spec. the representation of a continuous phenomenon such as flow by a discrete one in modelling.
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1976 Trans. Amer. Nucl. Soc. 24 179/2 In modeling the transient flow in the system with complicated geometry such as in a nuclear power plant, nodalization is usually adopted to simplify the analysis. The real continuous fluid system is represented by a number of nodes interlinked by flow paths.
1982 Jrnl. Anat. 134 517 This was accompanied and followed by nodalization of larger axons.
1995 Nucl. Engin. & Design 155 623 Simulation of the oscillatory behavior using the computer code athlet did not show instability with a coarse nodalization.
2. Concentration at certain points, as opposed to dispersion.
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1978 M. Boisvert Corr. between Urban Syst. & Econ. Base Canada's Regions 148 The strategy to be followed would rely..on increased nodalization in the lower levels of the urban hierarchy.
1982 R. Kostelanetz Avant-garde Trad. in Lit. 202 Post-Wake fiction is, if anything, more highly articulated than any preceding fiction... Its innovative nature lies in a regrouping of structures, their nodalization.
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