node
UK /nəʊd/ US /noʊd/
noun 5name 1
Definitions
noun
1
A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling.
2
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
3
A leaf node.
4
A computer or other device attached to a network.
5
The point at which the lines of a funicular machine meet from different angular directions.
name
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Acronym of New Oxford Dictionary of English.
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