node

node
noun
(technical)()
  1. a point in a network or diagram at which lines or pathways intersect or branch
    (网络或图表中的)节点,交叉点
    ■a piece of equipment, such as a computer or peripheral, attached to a network
    (网络中的)终端(设备)
    ■(in generative grammar) a vertex or end point in a tree diagram
    (生成语法中树形图的)顶点,终点
    ■(Mathematics)a point at which a curve intersects itself
    (数)交叉点
    ■(Astronomy)either of the two points at which a planet's orbit intersects the plane of the ecliptic or the celestial equator
    (天文)交点
  2. (Botany)the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge, often forming a slight swelling or knob
    (植)节
  3. (Anatomy)a lymph node or other structure consisting of a small mass of differentiated tissue
    (剖)淋巴结;结节
  4. (Physics & Mathematics)a point at which the amplitude of vibration in a standing wave system is zero
    (物理,数)波节
    ■a point at which a harmonic function has the value zero, especially a point of zero electron density in an orbital
    调和函数零点(尤指轨道中电子密度零点)
    ■a point of zero current or voltage
    (电流或电压)零点
派生
nodal
adjective
语源
  1. late Middle English (denoting a knotty swelling or a protuberance): from Latin nodus 'knot'
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