8. node Physics. a point, line, or region in a standing wave at which there is relatively little or no vibration.
9. node either 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.
5. (noun)node (astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane
6. (noun)lymph node, lymph gland, node the source of lymph and lymphocytes
7. (noun)node any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part
8. (noun)node, client, guest (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network
Definition of 'Node'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)Node a knot, a knob; a protuberance; a swelling
2. (noun)Node one of the two points where the orbit of a planet, or comet, intersects the ecliptic, or the orbit of a satellite intersects the plane of the orbit of its primary
3. (noun)Node the joint of a stem, or the part where a leaf or several leaves are inserted
4. (noun)Node a hole in the gnomon of a dial, through which passes the ray of light which marks the hour of the day, the parallels of the sun's declination, his place in the ecliptic, etc
5. (noun)Node the point at which a curve crosses itself, being a double point of the curve. See Crunode, and Acnode
6. (noun)Node the point at which the lines of a funicular machine meet from different angular directions; -- called also knot
7. (noun)Node the knot, intrigue, or plot of a piece
8. (noun)Node a hard concretion or incrustation which forms upon bones attacked with rheumatism, gout, or syphilis; sometimes also, a swelling in the neighborhood of a joint
9. (noun)Node one of the fixed points of a sonorous string, when it vibrates by aliquot parts, and produces the harmonic tones; nodal line or point
10. (noun)Node a swelling
Definition of 'Node'
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
1. Node 1. A location in a mobility system where a movement requirement is originated, processed for onward movement, or terminated. 2. In communications and computer systems, the physical location that provides terminating, switching, and gateway access services to support information exchange. 3. An element of a system that represents a person, place, or physical thing.
Definitions of Node 
Afrikaans: nodus
Arabic: دَرَنَه
Bulgarian: възел
Brazilian: tumor
Czech: uzlina
German: der Knoten
Danish: knude
Greek: εξόγκωμα
Spanish: nudo
Estonian: kühm
Farsi: ورم؛ غده
Finnish: kyhmy
French: nodule
Hebrew: מִפרָק, פֶּרֶק
Hindi: गांठ, ग्रन्थि
Croatian: kvrga, zglob
Hungarian: csomó
Indonesian: nodul, benjolan
Icelandic: hnútur
Italian: nodulo
Japanese: こぶ
Korean: 혹
Lithuanian: patinimas
Latvian: uztūkums
Malay: nodus
Dutch: knobbel
Norwegian: knute
Polish: guzek
Persian: ورم؛ غده
Pashto: غده،پړسوب
Portuguese: tumor
Romanian: nodul, excrescenţă
Russian: узел, утолщение
Slovak: uzlina
Slovenian: vozel
Serbian: čvor
Swedish: knut, knöl
Thai: อาการบวม
Turkish: yumru,şişkinlik
Taiwanese: 硬結腫
Ukrainian: наріст, потовщення
Urdu: گومڑہ ،سوجن
Vietnamese: bướu
Chinese: 结，瘤
