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Definition of 'node'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) node
a knot, protuberance, or knob.

2.  node
a centering point of component parts.

3.  node
Anat. a knotlike mass of tissue:
lymph node.

4.  node
Pathol. circumscribed swelling.

5.  node
Bot.

6.  node
a part of a stem that bears a leaf or branch.

7.  node
Geom. a point on a curve or surface at which there can be more than one tangent line or tangent plane.

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.

10.  node
a labeled point in a tree diagram at which subordinate lines branch off.

Etymology: (1565–75; < L nōdus knot)

Definition of 'node'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) node
a connecting point at which several lines come together

2. (noun) node, knob, thickening
any thickened enlargement

3. (noun) node, leaf node
(botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge

4. (noun) node
(physics) the point of minimum displacement in a periodic system

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.

Translation of 'node'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a small swelling eg in an organ of the body.
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
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