1
a
: a pathological swelling or enlargement (as of a rheumatic joint)
b
: a discrete mass of one kind of tissue enclosed in tissue of a different kind
2
: an entangling complication (as in a drama) : predicament
3
: either of the two points where the orbit of a planet or comet intersects the ecliptic
also
: either of the points at which the orbit of an earth satellite crosses the plane of the equator
4
a
: a point, line, or surface of a vibrating body or system that is free or relatively free from vibratory motion
b
: a point at which a wave has an amplitude of zero
5
a
: a point at which subsidiary parts originate or center
b
: a point on a stem at which a leaf or leaves are inserted
c
: a point at which a curve intersects itself in such a manner that the branches have different tangents
d
Examples of node in a Sentence
the doctor examined the node on my knee before deciding it was the result of arthritis
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Four shiatsu massage nodes dig deep into muscles, helping work out those painful knots and kinks.
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Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
Risk analysis Between 2021 and 2025, Intel planned to achieve five processor nodes—Intel 7 and Intel 4 are already in use, Intel 3 is ready for high-volume manufacturing, and Intel 20A is set to debut with Arrow Lake processors, serving as a precursor to the more refined 18A node.
—Gurufocus, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Glamour readers are fans of this basic under $50 foot massager, which has six massaging heads and 54 rotating nodes that knead their aches and pains.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2024
But the eruption site, situated a short drive from the Icelandic capital on the southern Reykjanes peninsula, was more properly understood as one explosive node of a larger volcanic system, called Fagradalsfjall, where there had been three major events in the previous three years.
—Jonah Walters, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2024
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Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
Risk analysis Between 2021 and 2025, Intel planned to achieve five processor nodes—Intel 7 and Intel 4 are already in use, Intel 3 is ready for high-volume manufacturing, and Intel 20A is set to debut with Arrow Lake processors, serving as a precursor to the more refined 18A node.
—Gurufocus, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Glamour readers are fans of this basic under $50 foot massager, which has six massaging heads and 54 rotating nodes that knead their aches and pains.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2024
But the eruption site, situated a short drive from the Icelandic capital on the southern Reykjanes peninsula, was more properly understood as one explosive node of a larger volcanic system, called Fagradalsfjall, where there had been three major events in the previous three years.
—Jonah Walters, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Node.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/node. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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node
noun1
a
: a thickened or swollen enlargement (as of a joint with rheumatism)
b
: a mass of tissue in the body resembling a knot
2
: a point on a stem at which a leaf is inserted
Medical Definition
node
noun1
a
: a pathological swelling or enlargement (as of a rheumatic joint)
b
: a body part resembling a knot
especially
: a discrete mass of one kind of tissue enclosed in tissue of a different kind see atrioventricular node, lymph node
2
: a point, line, or surface of a vibrating body that is free or relatively free of vibratory motion
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