nodes
English meaning: Nodes
Definition
A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling.
Example
“The doctor checked for any swollen lymph nodes in her neck.”
Another example: “Each computer on the network acts as a separate node.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Neutral and technical; small swellings or junction points. In anatomy, lymph nodes; in networks/graphs, connection points; in botany, the point on a stem where leaves grow. Common in medicine, IT and science.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Latin 'nodus' (a knot), entering English in the 16th century, originally in the sense of a knot or swelling.
Synonyms
- junctions
- points
- knots
- hubs
Related Words
Common Collocations
- lymph nodes
- network nodes
- swollen nodes
- graph nodes
- root node
Word Forms
node (n); nodes (pl); nodal (adj)
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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Language information
- Language
- English
- English
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Indo-European
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