node
noun
[ nəʊd ]
• a point in a network or diagram at which lines or pathways intersect or branch.
• "the intersections of two or more such arteries would clearly become major nodes of traffic and urban activity"
Similar:
junction,
fork,
branching,
intersection,
interchange,
confluence,
convergence,
meeting point,
crossing,
criss-crossing,
vertex,
apex,
• the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge, often forming a slight swelling.
• "the stem is cut midway between nodes"
• a lymph node or other structure consisting of a small mass of differentiated tissue.
• "infection in these nodes may lead to backache"
• a point at which the amplitude of vibration in a standing wave system is zero.
Origin:
late Middle English (denoting a knotty swelling or a protuberance): from Latin nodus ‘knot’.
