Main Entry:: node
Pronunciation:: \ˈnōd\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English, from Latin nodus knot, node; akin to Middle Irish naidm bond
Date:: 15th century

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 kind2: an entangling complication (as in a drama) : predicament3: 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 equator4 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 zero5 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: vertex 1b

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