Node - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |nəʊd|  American pronunciation of the word node
Brit.  |nəʊd|  British pronunciation of the word node

noun

- a connecting point at which several lines come together
- any thickened enlargement (syn: knob, thickening)
- (botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge
- (physics) the point of minimum displacement in a periodic system
- (astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane
- the source of lymph and lymphocytes
- any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part
- (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network (syn: client, guest)

Extra examples

...the doctor examined the node on my knee before deciding it was the result of arthritis...

Word forms

noun
singular: node
plural: nodes
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