Node
[Noun]
Webster's Dictionary 1828
2. In surgery, a swelling of the
periosteum, tendons or bones.
3. In astronomy, the point where the orbit of a planet intersects the
ecliptic. These points are two, and that where a planet ascends northward above the plane of the
ecliptic, is called the ascending node or
dragons head; that where a planet descends to the south, is called the descending node or
dragons tail.
4. In poetry, the
knot,
intrigue or plot of a piece, or the principal difficulty.
5. In
dialing, a point or hole in the
gnomon of a
dial, by the shadow or light of which, either the hour of the day in dials without furniture, or the parallels of the suns declination and his place in the
ecliptic, etc. in dials with furniture, are shown.
Node
[Noun]
Webster's Dictionary 1913
2. One of the two points where the orbit of a planet, or
comet, intersects the
ecliptic, or the orbit of a
satellite intersects the plane of the orbit of its primary.
3. The joint of a stem, or the part where a leaf or several leaves are inserted.
4. A hole in the
gnomon of a
dial, through which passes the ray of light which marks the hour of the day, the parallels of the sun's declination, his place in the
ecliptic, etc.
5. The point at which a curve crosses itself, being a double point of the curve. See
Crunode, and
Acnode.
6. The point at which the lines of a
funicular machine meet from different angular directions; -- called also
knot.
10. A swelling.
