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
(Botany)the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge, often forming a slight swelling or knob (植)节
(Anatomy)a lymph node or other structure consisting of a small mass of differentiated tissue (剖)淋巴结;结节
(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
late Middle English (denoting a knotty swelling or a protuberance): from Latin nodus 'knot'