Definitions for node

Overview of noun node

The noun node has 8 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. node

(a connecting point at which several lines come together)

2. node, knob, thickening

(any thickened enlargement)

3. node, leaf node

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

4. node

((physics) the point of minimum displacement in a periodic system)

5. node

((astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane)

6. lymph node, lymph gland, node

(the source of lymph and lymphocytes)

7. node

(any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part)

8. node, client, guest

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