NODE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does node mean? 

• NODE (noun)
  The noun NODE has 8 senses:

1. a connecting point at which several lines come together

2. any thickened enlargement

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

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

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

6. the source of lymph and lymphocytes

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

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

  Familiarity information: NODE used as a noun is common.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NODE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A connecting point at which several lines come together

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Hypernyms ("node" is a kind of...):

connection; connexion; link (a connecting shape)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Any thickened enlargement

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Synonyms:

knob; node; thickening

Hypernyms ("node" is a kind of...):

convex shape; convexity (a shape that curves or bulges outward)

Sense 3

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

leaf node; node

Hypernyms ("node" is a kind of...):

enation; plant process (a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ)

Domain category:

botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)

Holonyms ("node" is a part of...):

stalk; stem (a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ)

Sense 4

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("node" is a kind of...):

point (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location)

Domain category:

natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)

Antonym:

antinode ((physics) the point of maximum displacement in a periodic system)

Sense 5

Meaning:

(astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("node" is a kind of...):

celestial point (a point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere))

Domain category:

astronomy; uranology (the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "node"):

ascending node (the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going north)

descending node (the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going south)

Sense 6

Meaning:

The source of lymph and lymphocytes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

lymph gland; lymph node; node

Hypernyms ("node" is a kind of...):

lymphatic tissue; lymphoid tissue (tissue making up the lymphatic system)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "node"):

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)

bubo (a lymph node that is inflamed and swollen because of plague or gonorrhea or tuberculosis)

Holonyms ("node" is a part of...):

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)

Sense 7

Meaning:

Any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("node" is a kind of...):

solid body substance (the solid parts of the body)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "node"):

nodule (a small node)

Sense 8

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

client; guest; node

Hypernyms ("node" is a kind of...):

computer; computing device; computing machine; data processor; electronic computer; information processing system (a machine for performing calculations automatically)

Domain category:

computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)

Holonyms ("node" is a part of...):

computer network ((computer science) a network of computers)

 Context examples 

The expression of the gene may be a marker for metastatic breast cancer because it is expressed at elevated levels in breast carcinomas displaying lymph node metastases.

(MUCL1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This procedure is usually used to get a tissue sample from the lymph nodes on the left side of the chest.

(Anterior mediastinotomy, NCI Dictionary)

Lymph node infection by Mycobacterium avium or Mycobacterium intracellulare.

(Mycobacterium Avium Complex Lymphadenitis, NCI Thesaurus)

The area between the lungs; it contains the thymus, some lymph nodes, and vessels and branches of the internal thoracic artery.

(Anterior mediastinum, NCI Thesaurus)

A clinical finding about one or more characteristics of melanoma of the conjunctiva, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v7 classification system as they pertain to staging of regional lymph nodes.

(Melanoma of the Conjunctiva Clinical Regional Lymph Nodes TNM Finding v7, NCI Thesaurus)

Melanomas frequently metastasize to lymph nodes, liver, lungs, and brain.

(Melanoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A pathologic finding about one or more characteristics of melanoma of the conjunctiva, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v7 classification system as they pertain to staging of regional lymph nodes.

(Melanoma of the Conjunctiva Pathologic Regional Lymph Nodes TNM Finding v7, NCI Thesaurus)

The spread of cancer to and establishment in the lymph nodes

(Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm to the Lymph Node, NCI Thesaurus)

A pathologic finding about one or more characteristics of melanoma of the uvea, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v7 classification system as they pertain to staging of regional lymph nodes.

(Melanoma of the Uvea Pathologic Regional Lymph Nodes TNM Finding v7, NCI Thesaurus)

Other sites of involvement include the liver, lung, lymph nodes, and retroperitoneum.

(Angiomyolipoma, NCI Thesaurus)