French Meaning of node

nœud

Other French words related to nœud

Definitions and Meaning of node in English

Wordnet

node (n)

a connecting point at which several lines come together

any thickened enlargement

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

(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

any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part

(computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network

Webster

node (n.)

A knot, a knob; a protuberance; a swelling.

One of the two points where the orbit of a planet, or comet, intersects the ecliptic, or the orbit of a satellite intersects the plane of the orbit of its primary.

The joint of a stem, or the part where a leaf or several leaves are inserted.

A hole in the gnomon of a dial, through which passes the ray of light which marks the hour of the day, the parallels of the sun's declination, his place in the ecliptic, etc.

The point at which a curve crosses itself, being a double point of the curve. See Crunode, and Acnode.

The point at which the lines of a funicular machine meet from different angular directions; -- called also knot.

The knot, intrigue, or plot of a piece.

A hard concretion or incrustation which forms upon bones attacked with rheumatism, gout, or syphilis; sometimes also, a swelling in the neighborhood of a joint.

One of the fixed points of a sonorous string, when it vibrates by aliquot parts, and produces the harmonic tones; nodal line or point.

A swelling.

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nœud

a connecting point at which several lines come together, any thickened enlargement, (botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one

bosse,bosse,nodule,Gonflement,tumeur,Ecchymose,croissance,nœud,Verrues,Bourrelet

No antonyms found.

noddy => signe de tête, noddle => nouilles, nodding wild onion => Ail des bois, nodding thistle => Chardon penché, nodding onion => Narcisse penché,