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Meaning Of Node
n.
A knot, a knob; a protuberance; a swelling.
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.
n.
The joint of a stem, or the part where a leaf or several
leaves are inserted.
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.
n.
The point at which a curve crosses itself, being a double
point of the curve. See Crunode, and Acnode.
n.
The point at which the lines of a funicular machine meet from
different angular directions; -- called also knot.
n.
The knot, intrigue, or plot of a piece.
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.
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.