What does node mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. nodenoun

    a connecting point at which several lines come together

  2. node, knob, thickeningnoun

    any thickened enlargement

  3. node, leaf nodenoun

    (botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge

  4. nodenoun

    (physics) the point of minimum displacement in a periodic system

  5. nodenoun

    (astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane

  6. lymph node, lymph gland, nodenoun

    the source of lymph and lymphocytes

  7. nodenoun

    any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part

  8. node, client, guestnoun

    (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network

GCIDE

  1. Nodenoun

    (Math., Computers) A special point in a graph or diagram which is attached to other points by links. It is often labeled and represented graphically as a box or circle. A node may represent any object which is related to other objects in a conceptual structure that can be represented as a graph, the relations being represented as links between the nodes.

  2. Nodenoun

    (Anat.) A small mass of tissue differing from other tissue in its immediate vicinity; as, a lymph node.

Wiktionary

  1. nodenoun

    A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling.

  2. nodenoun

    The point where the orbit of a planet, as viewed from the Sun, intersects the ecliptic. The ascending and descending nodes refer respectively to the points where the planet moves from S to N and N to S. The respective symbols are and .

  3. nodenoun

    A stem node.

  4. nodenoun

    A computer or other device attached to a network.

  5. nodenoun

    A vertex or a leaf in a graph of a network, or other element in a data structure.

  6. nodenoun

    The point at which the lines of a funicular machine meet from different angular directions; -- called also knot.

  7. nodenoun

    The point at which a curve crosses itself, being a double point of the curve. See Crunode, and Acnode.

  8. nodenoun

    A vertex of a graph.

  9. nodenoun

    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.

  10. nodenoun

    One of the fixed points of a sonorous string, when it vibrates by aliquot parts, and produces the harmonic tones; nodal line or point.

  11. nodenoun

    A swelling.

  12. nodenoun

    The knot, intrigue, or plot of a piece.

  13. nodenoun

    A hole in the gnomon of a sundial, 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.

  14. Etymology: From nodus, cognate of English knot.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Nodenoun

    Etymology: nodus, Latin.

    If nodes be the cause of the pain, foment with spirit of wine wherein opium and saffron have been dissolved. Richard Wiseman, Surgery.

    All these variations are finished in nineteen years, nearly agreeing with the course of the nodes; i. e. the points in the ecliptic where the moon crosseth that circle as she passeth to her northern or southern latitude; which nodes are called the head and tail of the dragon. William Holder.

ChatGPT

  1. node

    In general terms, a node refers to a point of intersection or connection within a larger system, structure or network. In different fields, it carries specific meanings based on the context. For example, in computer science, it can be a device connected to a network while in biology, it refers to a point on a plant stem where a leaf or bud is attached.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Nodenoun

    a knot, a knob; a protuberance; a swelling

  2. Nodenoun

    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. Nodenoun

    the joint of a stem, or the part where a leaf or several leaves are inserted

  4. Nodenoun

    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. Nodenoun

    the point at which a curve crosses itself, being a double point of the curve. See Crunode, and Acnode

  6. Nodenoun

    the point at which the lines of a funicular machine meet from different angular directions; -- called also knot

  7. Nodenoun

    the knot, intrigue, or plot of a piece

  8. Nodenoun

    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. Nodenoun

    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. Nodenoun

    a swelling

  11. Etymology: [L. nodus; perh. akin to E. knot. Cf. Noose, Nowed.]

Wikidata

  1. Node

    In communication networks, a node is a connection point, either a redistribution point or a communication endpoint. The definition of a node depends on the network and protocol layer referred to. A physical network node is an active electronic device that is attached to a network, and is capable of sending, receiving, or forwarding information over a communications channel. A passive distribution point such as a distribution frame or patch panel is consequently not a node.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Node

    nōd, n. a knot: a knob: a knot or entanglement: (astron.) one of the two points in which the orbit of a planet intersects the plane of the ecliptic: (bot.) the joint of a stem: the plot of a piece in poetry: (math.) a point at which a curve cuts itself, and through which more than one tangent to the curve can be drawn: a similar point on a surface, where there is more than one tangent-plane.—adjs. Nod′al, pertaining to nodes; Nodāt′ed, knotted.—ns. Nodā′tion, the act of making knots: the state of being knotted; Node′-coup′le, a pair of points on a surface at which one plane is tangent; Node′-cusp, a peculiar kind of curve formed by the union of a node, a cusp, an inflection, and a bitangent.—adjs. Nod′ical, pertaining to the nodes: from a node round to the same node again; Nodif′erous (bot.), bearing nodes; Nō′diform; Nod′ose, full of knots: having knots or swelling joints: knotty.—n. Nodos′ity.—adjs. Nod′ular, of or like a nodule; Nod′ulāted, having nodules.—ns. Nod′ule, Nod′ulus, a little knot: a small lump.—adjs. Nod′uled, having nodules or little knots or lumps; Nodulif′erous; Nod′uliform; Nod′ulose, Nod′ulous (bot.), having nodules or small knots: knotty.—ns. Nod′ulus:—pl. Nod′ulī; Nō′dus:—pl. Nō′dī. [L. nodus (for gnodus), allied to Knot.]

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.

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Entomology

  1. Node

    a knot or knob: in the plural refers to the small segment or segment between thorax and main portion of abdomen in ants.

British National Corpus

  1. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'node' in Nouns Frequency: #2537

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of node in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of node in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of node in a Sentence

  1. Louise Hartley:

    You have the antenna attached to the top here, and then you would have a battery pack attached to the bottom here. When an image is taken there's a separate unit called the satellite node, and the images are sent via radio frequency to the satellite node and then the satellite node uses the Iridium Satellite Network to send that image to where you need it.

  2. Marsha Mudge:

    I have a tumor behind my skull. I have a tumor on my sacrum. I have one on my [cervical] spine somewhere, and on my liver and my lymph node and my left breast, it’s just hard. I just, I don’t want to die.

  3. Katharine Yao:

    (Women) should be concerned but also realize that we have very effective ways to monitor the breast with breast MRI and mammograms which detect cancer at an early stage (small size, node negative) and at a stage that is easily treatable and has a good prognosis.

  4. Councilmember Shook:

    That led the business community to come together and pledge themselves to putting private dollars into beefing up what everyone knows is an understaffed police force citywide, buckhead is a huge commercial node. It's arguably one of the biggest retail entertainment nodes in the southeast. And what was going on just hurt everybody, by reputation and physically.

  5. Councilmember Shook:

    Buckhead is a huge commercial node. It's arguably one of the biggest retail entertainment nodes in the southeast. And what was going on just hurt everybody, by reputation and physically.

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