node
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🇺🇸
/noʊd/
🇬🇧
/nəʊd/
intersection point
Etymology
'node' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'nodus,' where 'nodus' meant 'knot.'
'nodus' transformed into the Old French word 'node,' and eventually became the modern English word 'node' through Middle English.
Initially, it meant 'knot or swelling,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'a point of intersection or connection.'
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a point in a network or diagram at which lines or pathways intersect or branch.
Each node in the network represents a computer.
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Noun 2
a central or connecting point.
The city is a major node in the transportation network.
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Noun 3
a swelling or enlargement in a plant stem, such as a knot or knob.
The node on the plant stem was where the leaves sprouted.
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