NODE
none. 1 a part of a plant stem from which leaves emerge. B knob on a root or branch. 2 natural swelling. 3 either of two points at which a planet`s orbit intersects the plane of the ecliptic or the celestial equator. 4 point of minimum disturbance in a standing wave system. 5 point at which a curve intersects itself. 6 component in a computer network. ? nodal adjective. [latin nodus knot]