internode
internode
Definition
inter·node (in′tər nōd′)
noun
- Anat., Zool. the part between two nodes, as a segment of a nerve fiber
- Bot. the section of a plant between two successive nodes or joints
Etymology: L internodium
in′ter·nod′al adjective
internode
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- share: Mount point Decide the mount point of internode shared disk.
- elongate: But what will happen when elongated internode is crossed with the wild type?
- have: Spur: A small lateral stem on a woody plant that has very short internodes.
- secure: With due deference to this great observer, I think he was mistaken, owing to his not having secured the internodes.
Adjective modifier
- young: A young upper internode revolved, judging from three revolutions, at an average rate of 1 hr.
- short: Spur: A small lateral stem on a woody plant that has very short internodes.
- upper: A young upper internode revolved, judging from three revolutions, at an average rate of 1 hr.
- revolving: This action of the light is remarkable, when we reflect how little the leaves are developed on the young and thin revolving internodes.
- long: Some strains, however, such as those from Thailand, tend to have longer internodes and appear airy and stretched.
- penultimate: After the twenty-first revolution, the penultimate internode was 2.5 inches long, and probably revolved in a period of about three hours.
Modifies a noun
- length: Internode length is usually very short between pairs of calyxes in tight dense clusters.
- transfer: This RCU has an address translation device for internode data transfer.
- exception: If there is no corresponding page, an internode access exception derived from the page fault exception is reported.
- elongation: Growth recommences in March and internode elongation on flowering stems begins in early May.
- datum: This RCU has an address translation device for internode data transfer.
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