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Webster 1913 Edition
Node
1.
A knot, a knob; a protuberance; a swelling.
2.
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
. W. 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.
Dunglison.
(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)
(Zool.)
A swelling.
Ascending node
(Astron.)
, the node at which the body is passing northerly, marked with the symbol [astascending], called the Dragon's head. Called also
– northern node
. Descending node
, the node at which the body is moving southwardly, marked thus [astdescending], called Dragon's tail.
– Line of nodes
, a straight line joining the two nodes of an orbit.
Webster 1828 Edition
Node
NODE
,Noun.
1.
Properly, a knot; a knob; hence, 2.
In surgery, a swelling of the periosteum, tendons or bones.3.
In astronomy, the point where the orbit of a planet intersects the ecliptic. These points are two, and that where a planet ascends northward above the plane of the ecliptic, is called the ascending node, or dragons head; that where a planet descends to the south, is called the descending node, or dragons tail.4.
In poetry, the knot, intrigue or plot of a piece, or the principal difficulty.5.
In dialing, a point or hole in the gnomon of a dial, by the shadow or light of which, either the hour of the day in dials without furniture, or the parallels of the suns declination and his place in the ecliptic, &c. in dials with furniture, are shown.Definition 2024
node
node
See also: NODE
English
Noun
node (plural nodes)
- A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling.
- (astronomy) The point where the orbit of a planet, as viewed from the Sun, intersects the ecliptic. The ascending and descending nodes refer respectively to the points where the planet moves from South to North and N to S; their respective symbols are ☊ and ☋.
- (botany) A stem node.
- (computer networking) A computer or other device attached to a network.
- (engineering) The point at which the lines of a funicular machine meet from different angular directions; — called also knot.
- (geometry) The point at which a curve crosses itself, being a double point of the curve. See crunode, and acnode.
- (graph theory) A vertex or a leaf in a graph of a network, or other element in a data structure.
- (medicine) 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.
- (physics) A point along a standing wave where the wave has minimal amplitude.
- (rare) The knot, intrigue, or plot of a dramatic work.
- (technical) A hole in the gnomon of a sundial, 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.
- (linguistics) The word of interest in a KWIC, surrounded by left and right cotexts.
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astronomy: where the orbit of a planet intersects the ecliptic
joint of a plant stem
computer attached to a network
engineering: point at which the lines of a funicular meet
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geometry: point at which a curve crosses itself
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vertex of a graph of a network
physics: point along a standing wave
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