node

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a connecting point at which several lines come together
noun any thickened enlargement
noun (botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge

From Middle English node, borrowed from Latin nōdus. Doublet of knot, knout, and nodus.

SACRAMENTO AND THREE NODES AWAY 217. — Roughing It, Mark Twain
We have already seen[10] that the Moon's nodes are perpetually undergoing a change of place. — The Story of Eclipses, George F. (George Frederick) Chambers
It is merely the ascending node in astronomy wherein alone the eclipses can take place. — India, Its Life and Thought, John P. (John Peter) Jones

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