binodal (binodal)

[L. bi-, two-, + nodus, knot, node, + -al. ] Having two nodes or joints. binode (bi'nōd), n. [ IMG:content-2077.png:[graphic][merged small][merged small][merged small] Binode and Neighboring Parts of the Surface # 3 = xy . Fig. 1. View in the direction of the axis of z . Fig. 2. Sections parallel to the axis of x . Fig. 3. Sections inclined 45° to the axes of x and y. consisting of a point at which there are two tangent planes. In the surface shown in fig. 1 each of these planes is tangent along the whole length of a line; but this circumstance is not a nece ary concomitant of the singularity.-2. A crunode formed by the cro ing of two branches of a curve. Binode of a curve ( x (x1)2=y2). binodose, binodous (bi-nō ́dōs,-dus), a. [L. bi-, two-, + nodus, knot, + -ose, -ous.] In zoöl., having two knot-like swellings.