node: Meaning and Definition of

node

1. a knot, protuberance, or knob.
2. a centering point of component parts.
3. a knotlike mass of tissue: lymph node.
4. circumscribed swelling.
1. a joint in a stem.
2. a part of a stem that normally bears a leaf.
6. knot (def. 12).
7. a point on a curve or surface at which there can be more than one tangent line or tangent plane.
8. a point, line, or region in a standing wave at which there is relatively little or no vibration.
9. 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. Cf.
10. an element of a tree diagram that represents a constituent of a linguistic construction.
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13. nodus.