Added 9 October 2026
node
/nəʊd/ noun
Latin root: nōdus Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about node at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling.
- The point where the orbit of a planet, as viewed from the Sun, intersects the ecliptic. The ascending and descending nodes refer respectively to the points where the planet moves from South to North and N to S; their respective symbols are ☊ and ☋.
- A leaf node.
Origin
From Middle English node, borrowed from Latin nōdus. Doublet of knot, knout, and nodus.
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