node

noun

1. a connecting point at which several lines come together

Definition categories: shape, connection, connexion, link

2. any thickened enlargement

Similar word(s): knob, thickening

Definition categories: shape, convexity

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

Definition categories: plant, enation

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

Definition categories: location, point

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

Definition categories: location

6. the source of lymph and lymphocytes

Definition categories: body

7. any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part

Definition categories: body

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

Similar word(s): client, guest

Definition categories: man–made, computer