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Node

nəʊd

Node definitions

noun

Inflections:

node nodes

a point in a network or diagram at which lines or pathways intersect or branch

"the intersections of two or more such arteries would clearly become major nodes of traffic and urban activity"

Synonyms:
junction fork branching intersection interchange confluence convergence meeting point crossing criss-crossing vertex apex
- a piece of equipment, such as a computer or peripheral, attached to a network
  
  "the company's internal worldwide area network now has some 22,000 nodes"
- (in generative grammar) a vertex or end point in a tree diagram
- a point at which a curve intersects itself
- either of the two points at which a planet's orbit intersects the plane of the ecliptic or the celestial equator
the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge, often forming a slight swelling

"the stem is cut midway between nodes"
a lymph node or other structure consisting of a small mass of differentiated tissue

"infection in these nodes may lead to backache"
a point at which the amplitude of vibration in a standing wave system is zero
- a point at which a harmonic function has the value zero, especially a point of zero electron density in an orbital
- a point of zero current or voltage