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Node

noun

A connecting point at which several lines come together.

Any thickened enlargement. Synonyms: knob, thickening.

(botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge. Synonym: leaf node.

(physics) the point of minimum displacement in a periodic system.

(astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane.

The source of lymph and lymphocytes. Synonyms: lymph gland, lymph node.

Any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part.

(computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network. Synonyms: client, guest.

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"Node" Quotes from Famous Books

... the stem, as in some of the leaves called "geminate," wherein the two leaves, though apparently in juxtaposition, yet originate from different parts of the stem, but by coalescence or lack of separation produce the impression as if they sprang from the same node. In the adult state it is not always possible to ascertain with certainty to which of these causes the increase in the number of leaves is due, though a clue to the real state of things may be gained from attention to the distribution of the veins, to ...

— Vegetable Teratology - An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants • Maxwell T. Masters

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