node

1. n. A knot, a knob; a protuberance; a swelling. Source: opted

2. n. 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. Source: opted

3. n. The joint of a stem, or the part where a leaf or several leaves are inserted. Source: opted

4. n. 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. Source: opted

5. n. The point at which a curve crosses itself, being a double point of the curve. See Crunode, and Acnode. Source: opted

6. n. The point at which the lines of a funicular machine meet from different angular directions; -- called also knot. Source: opted

7. n. The knot, intrigue, or plot of a piece. Source: opted

8. n. 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. Source: opted

9. n. One of the fixed points of a sonorous string, when it vibrates by aliquot parts, and produces the harmonic tones; nodal line or point. Source: opted

10. n. A swelling. Source: opted

11. n. a connecting point at which several lines come together Source: wordnet

12. n. any thickened enlargement Source: wordnet

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