Node

nod, n. A knot; knob; protuberance; a swell liu, piutuuciauvC) a BWCJUing, as of a bone, tendon, etc. (Astron.) etc. (Astron.) -— ^ One of the points where 2 great celes- ( \ tial circles intersect each other, or the \ \ I orbit of a satellite intersect; ets that of its \^_^>C^y primary. (Bot.) The joint of a stem Node. (Geom.) The oval figure, or knot, formed by the folding of a curve upon itself. Nod'al, a. Pert, to, or like, etc.— Nodose'', no-dos', a. Having knots or swelling joints; knotted.