Etymology : Middle English, from Latin nodus knot, node; akin to Middle Irish naidm bond
Pronunciation : 'nOd
Function : noun
Date : 15th century
1. knot, bulge; mass of tissue; swelling; complication; joint or point on a stem from which a leaf grows; point that receives and transmits transmission signals from different directions (Internet). node\node\ , n. [l. nodus; perh. akin to e. knot. cf. noose, nowed.].
2. a knot, a knob; a protuberance; a swelling.
3. specifically: (a) (astron.) 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. (b) (bot.) the joint of a stem, or the part where a leaf or several leaves are inserted. (c) (dialing) 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. (d) (geom.) the point at which a curve crosses itself, being a double point of the curve. see:
crunode, and acnode. (e) (mech.) the point at which the lines of a funicular machine meet from different angular directions; -- called also knot. r. johnson. (f) (poet.) the knot, intrigue, or plot of a piece. (g) (med.) 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. (h) (mus) one of the fixed points of a sonorous string, when it vibrates by aliquot parts, and produces the harmonic tones; nodal line or point. (i) (zo?l.) a swelling.
4. A knot, a knob; a protuberance; a swelling.
5. 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.
6. The joint of a stem, or the part where a leaf or several leaves are inserted.
7. 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.
8. The point at which a curve crosses itself, being a double point of the curve.
9. See Crunode, and Acnode.
10. The point at which the lines of a funicular machine meet from different angular directions; called also knot.
11. The knot, intrigue, or plot of a piece.
12. 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.
13. One of the fixed points of a sonorous string, when it vibrates by aliquot parts, and produces the harmonic tones; nodal line or point.
14. A swelling. any computer that is hooked up to a computer network any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part a point where an orbit crosses a plane the point of minimum displacement in a periodic system any thickened enlargement a connecting point at which several lines come together A person of rank above a commoner; a nobleman; a peer.
15. An English money of account, and, formerly, a gold coin, of the value of 6 s. 8 d. sterling, or about $1.61.
16. A European fish; the lyrie.
17. To make noble; to ennoble.
18. One of the nobility; a noble; a peer; one who enjoys rank above a commoner, either by virtue of birth, by office, or by patent.
19. Having a noble mind; honorable; magnanimous.
20. The quality or state of being noble; greatness; dignity; magnanimity; elevation of mind, character, or station; nobili.
21. A node is a point, especially in the form of lump or swelling, where one thing joins another. Cut them off cleanly through the stem just below the node. nerve nodes.
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