| node | | |
| n. | 1. node | a connecting point at which several lines come together. |
| ~ connexion, link, connection | a connecting shape. |
| n. | 2. knob, node, thickening | any thickened enlargement. |
| ~ convex shape, convexity | a shape that curves or bulges outward. |
| n. | 3. leaf node, node | (botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge. |
| ~ phytology, botany | the branch of biology that studies plants. |
| ~ plant process, enation | a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ. |
| ~ stalk, stem | a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ. |
| n. | 4. node | (physics) the point of minimum displacement in a periodic system. |
| ~ natural philosophy, physics | the science of matter and energy and their interactions.; "his favorite subject was physics" |
| ~ point | the precise location of something; a spatially limited location.; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street" |
| n. | 5. node | (astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane. |
| ~ astronomy, uranology | the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole. |
| ~ ascending node | the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going north. |
| ~ celestial point | a point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere). |
| ~ descending node | the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going south. |
| n. | 6. lymph gland, lymph node, node | the source of lymph and lymphocytes. |
| ~ lymphatic tissue, lymphoid tissue | tissue making up the lymphatic system. |
| ~ axillary node | any of the lymph glands of the armpit; fights infections in the neck and chest and arm regions. |
| ~ peter's gland, peyer's patch | any of several lymph nodes in the walls of the intestines near the junction of the ileum and colon. |
| ~ immune system | a system (including the thymus and bone marrow and lymphoid tissues) that protects the body from foreign substances and pathogenic organisms by producing the immune response. |
| ~ cardiovascular system, circulatory system | the organs and tissues involved in circulating blood and lymph through the body. |
| ~ bubo | a lymph node that is inflamed and swollen because of plague or gonorrhea or tuberculosis. |
| n. | 7. node | any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part. |
| ~ solid body substance | the solid parts of the body. |
| ~ nodule | a small node. |
| n. | 8. client, guest, node | (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network. |
| ~ computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system | a machine for performing calculations automatically. |
| ~ computer network | (computer science) a network of computers. |
| ~ computer science, computing | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures. |
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