- n. 结;中心点
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n.
technical- a point in a network at which lines intersect or branch. ▸a piece of equipment, such as a computer or peripheral, attached to a network.▸Mathematics a point at which a curve intersects itself.▸Astronomy either of the two points at which a planet's orbit intersects the plane of the ecliptic or the celestial equator.
- Botany the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge.
- Anatomy a lymph node or other structure consisting of a small mass of differentiated tissue.
- Physics & Mathematics a point at which the amplitude of vibration in a standing wave system is zero. ▸a point of zero current or voltage.
Derivative
- nodal adj.
- nodical adj.
Etymology
ME (denoting a knotty swelling or a protuberance): from L. nodus ‘knot’.
以上来源于:《简明牛津英语词典》