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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024node /noʊd/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a knot or knob of something that sticks up or out.
- a centering point of parts, lines, etc., that come together.
- Anatomya knotlike mass of tissue:a lymph node.
- Botanya part of a stem from which a leaf or branch grows.
nod•al, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024node (nōd),USA pronunciation n. - a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- a centering point of component parts.
- Anatomya knotlike mass of tissue:lymph node.
- Pathologycircumscribed swelling.
- Botany
- Botanya joint in a stem.
- Botanya part of a stem that normally bears a leaf.
- Mathematicsknot (def. 12).
- Mathematics[Geom.]a point on a curve or surface at which there can be more than one tangent line or tangent plane.
- Physicsa point, line, or region in a standing wave at which there is relatively little or no vibration.
- Astronomyeither of the two points at which the orbit of a heavenly body intersects a given plane, esp. the plane of the ecliptic or of the celestial equator. Cf. ascending node, descending node.
- Linguisticsan element of a tree diagram that represents a constituent of a linguistic construction.
- OpticsSee nodal point.
- Civil Engineering[Engin.]See panel point.
- nodus.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: node /nəʊd/ n - a knot, swelling, or knob
- the point on a plant stem from which the leaves or lateral branches grow
- a point at which the amplitude of one of the two kinds of displacement in a standing wave has zero or minimum value. Generally the other kind of displacement has its maximum value at this point
- Also called: crunode a point at which two branches of a curve intersect, each branch having a distinct tangent
- one of the objects of which a graph or a tree consists; vertex
- either of the two points at which the orbit of a body intersects the plane of the ecliptic. When the body moves from the south to the north side of the ecliptic, it passes the ascending node; moving from the north to the south side, it passes the descending node
- any natural bulge or swelling of a structure or part, such as those that occur along the course of a lymphatic vessel (lymph node)
- an interconnection point on a computer network
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin nōdus knot |