node
node definition
node (nōd)
noun
- a knot; knob; swelling
- a point of concentration; central point
- Anat. a knotty, localized swelling; protuberance
- Astron. either of the two diametrically opposite points at which the orbit of a celestial body intersects a reference plane, as the ecliptic
- Bot. that part, or joint, of a stem from which a leaf starts to grow
- Geom. the point where a continuous curve crosses or meets itself
- Physics the point, line, or surface of a vibrating object, as a string, virtually free of vibration
Etymology: L nodus, a knot: see net
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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