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node

UK/nəʊd/ US/noʊd/ uncommon rare

noun

1.

a connecting point at which several lines come together

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(astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane

5.

the source of lymph and lymphocytes

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(computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network

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Origin

From Middle English node, borrowed from Latin nōdus. Doublet of knot, knout, and nodus.

Phrases

  • ascending node
  • AV node
  • child node
  • Cloquet's node
  • descending node
  • exit node
  • hardware node
  • Heberden's node

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