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node
(mass) | node
- uzol |
node
(encz) | node,uzel |
node
(encz) | node,uzlina n: Zdeněk Brož |
Node
(gcide) | Node \Node\ (n[=o]d), n. [L. nodus; perh. akin to E. knot. Cf.
Noose, Nowed.]
1. A knot, a knob; a protuberance; a swelling.
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2. Specifically:
(a) (Astron.) 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.
(b) (Bot.) The joint of a stem, or the part where a leaf
or several leaves are inserted.
(c) (Dialing) 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.
(d) (Geom.) The point at which a curve crosses itself,
being a double point of the curve. See Crunode, and
Acnode.
(e) (Mech.) The point at which the lines of a funicular
machine meet from different angular directions; --
called also knot. --W. R. Johnson.
(f) (Poet.) The knot, intrigue, or plot of a piece.
(g) (Med.) A hard concretion or incrustation which forms
upon bones attacked with rheumatism, gout, or
syphilis; sometimes also, a swelling in the
neighborhood of a joint. --Dunglison.
(h) (Mus) One of the fixed points of a sonorous string,
when it vibrates by aliquot parts, and produces the
harmonic tones; nodal line or point.
(i) (Zool.) A swelling.
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3. (Math., Computers) A special point in a graph or diagram
which is attached to other points by links. It is often
labeled and represented graphically as a box or circle. A
node may represent any object which is related to other
objects in a conceptual structure that can be represented
as a graph, the relations being represented as links
between the nodes.
[PJC]
4. (Anat.) A small mass of tissue differing from other tissue
in its immediate vicinity; as, a lymph node.
[PJC]
Ascending node (Astron.), the node at which the body is
passing northerly, marked with the symbol [astascending],
called the Dragon's head. Called also northern node.
Descending node, the node at which the body is moving
southwardly, marked thus [astdescending], called Dragon's
tail.
Line of nodes, a straight line joining the two nodes of an
orbit.
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node
(wn) | node
n 1: a connecting point at which several lines come together
2: any thickened enlargement [syn: node, knob, thickening]
3: (botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem
from which one or more leaves emerge [syn: node, {leaf
node}]
4: (physics) the point of minimum displacement in a periodic
system [ant: antinode]
5: (astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane
6: the source of lymph and lymphocytes [syn: lymph node,
lymph gland, node]
7: any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part
8: (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a
computer network [syn: node, client, guest] |
node
(foldoc) | node
1. A point or vertex in a graph.
2. network node.
3. A hypertext document.
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anode
(encz) | anode,anoda Josef Kosek |
atrioventricular node
(encz) | atrioventricular node,síňokomorový uzlík n: [med.] Jirka Daněk |
descending node
(encz) | descending node, n: |
echinoderm
(encz) | echinoderm,ostnokožec n: Zdeněk Brož |
echinoderm family
(encz) | echinoderm family, n: |
echinoderm genus
(encz) | echinoderm genus, n: |
echinodermata
(encz) | Echinodermata, |
human immunodeficiency virus
(encz) | human immunodeficiency virus, n: |
i-node
(encz) | i-node,číslo jedinečně identifikující soubor v systému souborů n:
[it.] Václav Radoměřský |
immunodeficiency
(encz) | immunodeficiency,nedostatečná imunita n: Zdeněk Brož |
immunodeficient
(encz) | immunodeficient, |
internode
(encz) | internode, n: |
lymph node
(encz) | lymph node,lymfatická uzlina n: luke |
lymph nodes
(encz) | lymph nodes,lymfatické uzliny n: pl. Jirka Daněk |
melanoderma
(encz) | melanoderma, n: |
nodes
(encz) | nodes,uzly |
nodes of ranvier
(encz) | nodes of Ranvier, n: |
phylum echinodermata
(encz) | phylum Echinodermata, n: |
severe combined immunodeficiency
(encz) | severe combined immunodeficiency, n: |
severe combined immunodeficiency disease
(encz) | severe combined immunodeficiency disease, n: |
sinoatrial node
(encz) | sinoatrial node, n: |
jarní rovnodennost
(czen) | jarní rovnodennost,spring equinox[fráz.] Ivan Masárjarní rovnodennost,vernal equinox[fráz.] Ivan Masár |
jesenní rovnodennost
(czen) | jesenní rovnodennost,fall equinox[fráz.] Ivan Masár |
podzimní rovnodennost
(czen) | podzimní rovnodennost,autumnal equinox[fráz.] Ivan Masár |
rovnodennost
(czen) | rovnodennost,equinoxn: VP |
rovnodenní
(czen) | rovnodenní,equinoctialadj: VP |
Acnode
(gcide) | Acnode \Ac"node\, n. [L. acus needle + E. node.] (Geom.)
An isolated point not upon a curve, but whose co["o]rdinates
satisfy the equation of the curve so that it is considered as
belonging to the curve.
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acnodes
(gcide) | Double \Dou"ble\ (d[u^]b"'l), a. [OE. doble, duble, double, OF.
doble, duble, double, F. double, fr. L. duplus, fr. the root
of duo two, and perh. that of plenus full; akin to Gr.
diplo`os double. See Two, and Full, and cf. Diploma,
Duple.]
1. Twofold; multiplied by two; increased by its equivalent;
made twice as large or as much, etc.
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Let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me. -- 2
Kings ii. 9.
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Darkness and tempest make a double night. --Dryden.
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2. Being in pairs; presenting two of a kind, or two in a set
together; coupled.
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[Let] The swan, on still St. Mary's lake,
Float double, swan and shadow. --Wordsworth.
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3. Divided into two; acting two parts, one openly and the
other secretly; equivocal; deceitful; insincere.
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With a double heart do they speak. -- Ps. xii. 2.
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4. (Bot.) Having the petals in a flower considerably
increased beyond the natural number, usually as the result
of cultivation and the expense of the stamens, or stamens
and pistils. The white water lily and some other plants
have their blossoms naturally double.
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Note: Double is often used as the first part of a compound
word, generally denoting two ways, or twice the number,
quantity, force, etc., twofold, or having two.
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Double base, or Double bass (Mus.), the largest and
lowest-toned instrument in the violin form; the
contrabasso or violone.
Double convex. See under Convex.
Double counterpoint (Mus.), that species of counterpoint or
composition, in which two of the parts may be inverted, by
setting one of them an octave higher or lower.
Double court (Lawn Tennis), a court laid out for four
players, two on each side.
Double dagger (Print.), a reference mark ([dag]) next to
the dagger ([dagger]) in order; a diesis.
Double drum (Mus.), a large drum that is beaten at both
ends.
Double eagle, a gold coin of the United States having the
value of 20 dollars.
Double entry. See under Bookkeeping.
Double floor (Arch.), a floor in which binding joists
support flooring joists above and ceiling joists below.
See Illust. of Double-framed floor.
Double flower. See Double, a., 4.
Double-framed floor (Arch.), a double floor having girders
into which the binding joists are framed.
Double fugue (Mus.), a fugue on two subjects.
Double letter.
(a) (Print.) Two letters on one shank; a ligature.
(b) A mail requiring double postage.
Double note (Mus.), a note of double the length of the
semibreve; a breve. See Breve.
Double octave (Mus.), an interval composed of two octaves,
or fifteen notes, in diatonic progression; a fifteenth.
Double pica. See under Pica.
Double play (Baseball), a play by which two players are put
out at the same time.
Double plea (Law), a plea alleging several matters in
answer to the declaration, where either of such matters
alone would be a sufficient bar to the action. --Stephen.
Double point (Geom.), a point of a curve at which two
branches cross each other. Conjugate or isolated points of
a curve are called double points, since they possess most
of the properties of double points (see Conjugate). They
are also called acnodes, and those points where the
branches of the curve really cross are called crunodes.
The extremity of a cusp is also a double point.
Double quarrel. (Eccl. Law) See Duplex querela, under
Duplex.
Double refraction. (Opt.) See Refraction.
Double salt. (Chem.)
(a) A mixed salt of any polybasic acid which has been
saturated by different bases or basic radicals, as the
double carbonate of sodium and potassium,
NaKCO3.6H2O.
(b) A molecular combination of two distinct salts, as
common alum, which consists of the sulphate of
aluminium, and the sulphate of potassium or ammonium.
Double shuffle, a low, noisy dance.
Double standard (Polit. Econ.), a double standard of
monetary values; i. e., a gold standard and a silver
standard, both of which are made legal tender.
Double star (Astron.), two stars so near to each other as
to be seen separate only by means of a telescope. Such
stars may be only optically near to each other, or may be
physically connected so that they revolve round their
common center of gravity, and in the latter case are
called also binary stars.
Double time (Mil.). Same as Double-quick.
Double window, a window having two sets of glazed sashes
with an air space between them.
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Anode
(gcide) | Anode \An"ode\, n. [Gr. ? up + ? way.] (Elec.)
The positive pole of an electric battery, or more strictly
the electrode by which the current enters the electrolyte on
its way to the other pole; -- opposed to cathode.
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Ascending node
(gcide) | Node \Node\ (n[=o]d), n. [L. nodus; perh. akin to E. knot. Cf.
Noose, Nowed.]
1. A knot, a knob; a protuberance; a swelling.
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2. Specifically:
(a) (Astron.) 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.
(b) (Bot.) The joint of a stem, or the part where a leaf
or several leaves are inserted.
(c) (Dialing) 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.
(d) (Geom.) The point at which a curve crosses itself,
being a double point of the curve. See Crunode, and
Acnode.
(e) (Mech.) The point at which the lines of a funicular
machine meet from different angular directions; --
called also knot. --W. R. Johnson.
(f) (Poet.) The knot, intrigue, or plot of a piece.
(g) (Med.) A hard concretion or incrustation which forms
upon bones attacked with rheumatism, gout, or
syphilis; sometimes also, a swelling in the
neighborhood of a joint. --Dunglison.
(h) (Mus) One of the fixed points of a sonorous string,
when it vibrates by aliquot parts, and produces the
harmonic tones; nodal line or point.
(i) (Zool.) A swelling.
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3. (Math., Computers) A special point in a graph or diagram
which is attached to other points by links. It is often
labeled and represented graphically as a box or circle. A
node may represent any object which is related to other
objects in a conceptual structure that can be represented
as a graph, the relations being represented as links
between the nodes.
[PJC]
4. (Anat.) A small mass of tissue differing from other tissue
in its immediate vicinity; as, a lymph node.
[PJC]
Ascending node (Astron.), the node at which the body is
passing northerly, marked with the symbol [astascending],
called the Dragon's head. Called also northern node.
Descending node, the node at which the body is moving
southwardly, marked thus [astdescending], called Dragon's
tail.
Line of nodes, a straight line joining the two nodes of an
orbit.
[1913 Webster]Ascending \As*cend"ing\, a.
Rising; moving upward; as, an ascending kite. --
As*cend"ing*ly, adv.
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Ascending latitude (Astron.), the increasing latitude of a
planet. --Ferguson.
Ascending line (Geneol.), the line of relationship traced
backward or through one's ancestors. One's father and
mother, grandfather and grandmother, etc., are in the line
direct ascending.
Ascending node having, that node of the moon or a planet
wherein it passes the ecliptic to proceed northward. It is
also called the northern node. --Herschel.
Ascending series. (Math.)
(a) A series arranged according to the ascending powers of a
quantity.
(b) A series in which each term is greater than the
preceding.
Ascending signs, signs east of the meridian.
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Crunode
(gcide) | Crunode \Cru"node\ (kr?"n?d), n. [Prob. fr. L. crux a cross + E.
node.] (Geom.)
A point where one branch of a curve crosses another branch.
See Double point, under Double, a.
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crunodes
(gcide) | Double \Dou"ble\ (d[u^]b"'l), a. [OE. doble, duble, double, OF.
doble, duble, double, F. double, fr. L. duplus, fr. the root
of duo two, and perh. that of plenus full; akin to Gr.
diplo`os double. See Two, and Full, and cf. Diploma,
Duple.]
1. Twofold; multiplied by two; increased by its equivalent;
made twice as large or as much, etc.
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Let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me. -- 2
Kings ii. 9.
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Darkness and tempest make a double night. --Dryden.
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2. Being in pairs; presenting two of a kind, or two in a set
together; coupled.
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[Let] The swan, on still St. Mary's lake,
Float double, swan and shadow. --Wordsworth.
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3. Divided into two; acting two parts, one openly and the
other secretly; equivocal; deceitful; insincere.
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With a double heart do they speak. -- Ps. xii. 2.
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4. (Bot.) Having the petals in a flower considerably
increased beyond the natural number, usually as the result
of cultivation and the expense of the stamens, or stamens
and pistils. The white water lily and some other plants
have their blossoms naturally double.
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Note: Double is often used as the first part of a compound
word, generally denoting two ways, or twice the number,
quantity, force, etc., twofold, or having two.
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Double base, or Double bass (Mus.), the largest and
lowest-toned instrument in the violin form; the
contrabasso or violone.
Double convex. See under Convex.
Double counterpoint (Mus.), that species of counterpoint or
composition, in which two of the parts may be inverted, by
setting one of them an octave higher or lower.
Double court (Lawn Tennis), a court laid out for four
players, two on each side.
Double dagger (Print.), a reference mark ([dag]) next to
the dagger ([dagger]) in order; a diesis.
Double drum (Mus.), a large drum that is beaten at both
ends.
Double eagle, a gold coin of the United States having the
value of 20 dollars.
Double entry. See under Bookkeeping.
Double floor (Arch.), a floor in which binding joists
support flooring joists above and ceiling joists below.
See Illust. of Double-framed floor.
Double flower. See Double, a., 4.
Double-framed floor (Arch.), a double floor having girders
into which the binding joists are framed.
Double fugue (Mus.), a fugue on two subjects.
Double letter.
(a) (Print.) Two letters on one shank; a ligature.
(b) A mail requiring double postage.
Double note (Mus.), a note of double the length of the
semibreve; a breve. See Breve.
Double octave (Mus.), an interval composed of two octaves,
or fifteen notes, in diatonic progression; a fifteenth.
Double pica. See under Pica.
Double play (Baseball), a play by which two players are put
out at the same time.
Double plea (Law), a plea alleging several matters in
answer to the declaration, where either of such matters
alone would be a sufficient bar to the action. --Stephen.
Double point (Geom.), a point of a curve at which two
branches cross each other. Conjugate or isolated points of
a curve are called double points, since they possess most
of the properties of double points (see Conjugate). They
are also called acnodes, and those points where the
branches of the curve really cross are called crunodes.
The extremity of a cusp is also a double point.
Double quarrel. (Eccl. Law) See Duplex querela, under
Duplex.
Double refraction. (Opt.) See Refraction.
Double salt. (Chem.)
(a) A mixed salt of any polybasic acid which has been
saturated by different bases or basic radicals, as the
double carbonate of sodium and potassium,
NaKCO3.6H2O.
(b) A molecular combination of two distinct salts, as
common alum, which consists of the sulphate of
aluminium, and the sulphate of potassium or ammonium.
Double shuffle, a low, noisy dance.
Double standard (Polit. Econ.), a double standard of
monetary values; i. e., a gold standard and a silver
standard, both of which are made legal tender.
Double star (Astron.), two stars so near to each other as
to be seen separate only by means of a telescope. Such
stars may be only optically near to each other, or may be
physically connected so that they revolve round their
common center of gravity, and in the latter case are
called also binary stars.
Double time (Mil.). Same as Double-quick.
Double window, a window having two sets of glazed sashes
with an air space between them.
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Descending node
(gcide) | Node \Node\ (n[=o]d), n. [L. nodus; perh. akin to E. knot. Cf.
Noose, Nowed.]
1. A knot, a knob; a protuberance; a swelling.
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2. Specifically:
(a) (Astron.) 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.
(b) (Bot.) The joint of a stem, or the part where a leaf
or several leaves are inserted.
(c) (Dialing) 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.
(d) (Geom.) The point at which a curve crosses itself,
being a double point of the curve. See Crunode, and
Acnode.
(e) (Mech.) The point at which the lines of a funicular
machine meet from different angular directions; --
called also knot. --W. R. Johnson.
(f) (Poet.) The knot, intrigue, or plot of a piece.
(g) (Med.) A hard concretion or incrustation which forms
upon bones attacked with rheumatism, gout, or
syphilis; sometimes also, a swelling in the
neighborhood of a joint. --Dunglison.
(h) (Mus) One of the fixed points of a sonorous string,
when it vibrates by aliquot parts, and produces the
harmonic tones; nodal line or point.
(i) (Zool.) A swelling.
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3. (Math., Computers) A special point in a graph or diagram
which is attached to other points by links. It is often
labeled and represented graphically as a box or circle. A
node may represent any object which is related to other
objects in a conceptual structure that can be represented
as a graph, the relations being represented as links
between the nodes.
[PJC]
4. (Anat.) A small mass of tissue differing from other tissue
in its immediate vicinity; as, a lymph node.
[PJC]
Ascending node (Astron.), the node at which the body is
passing northerly, marked with the symbol [astascending],
called the Dragon's head. Called also northern node.
Descending node, the node at which the body is moving
southwardly, marked thus [astdescending], called Dragon's
tail.
Line of nodes, a straight line joining the two nodes of an
orbit.
[1913 Webster]Descending \De*scend"ing\, a.
Of or pertaining to descent; moving downwards.
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Descending constellations or Descending signs (Astron.),
those through which the planets descent toward the south.
Descending node (Astron.), that point in a planet's orbit
where it intersects the ecliptic in passing southward.
Descending series (Math.), a series in which each term is
numerically smaller than the preceding one; also, a series
arranged according to descending powers of a quantity.
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Drepanodes varus
(gcide) | Juniper \Ju"ni*per\, n. [L. juniperus, prop., youth-producing,
and so called from its evergreen appearance, from the roots
of E. juvenile, and parent. Cf. Gin the liquor.] (Bot.)
Any evergreen shrub or tree, of the genus Juniperus and
order Conifer[ae].
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Note: The common juniper (Juniperus communis) is a shrub of
a low, spreading form, having awl-shaped, rigid leaves
in whorls of threes, and bearing small purplish blue
berries (or galbuli), of a warm, pungent taste, used as
diuretic and in flavoring gin. A resin exudes from the
bark, which has erroneously been considered identical
with sandarach, and is used as pounce. The oil of
juniper is acrid, and used for various purposes, as in
medicine, for making varnish, etc. The wood of several
species is of a reddish color, hard and durable, and is
used in cabinetwork under the names of red cedar,
Bermuda cedar, etc.
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Juniper worm (Zool.), the larva of a geometrid moth
(Drepanodes varus). It feeds upon the leaves of the
juniper, and mimics the small twigs both in form and
color, in a remarkable manner.
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Echinoderm
(gcide) | Echinoderm \E*chin"o*derm`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
One of the Echinodermata.
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Echinoderma
(gcide) | Echinodermata \E*chi`no*der"ma*ta\
([-e]*k[imac]`n[-o]*d[~e]r"m[.a]*t[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.
'echi^nos hedgehog, sea urchin + de`rma, -atos, skin.]
(Zo["o]l.)
One of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom. By many
writers it was formerly included in the Radiata. [Written
also Echinoderma.]
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Note: The species usually have an exterior calcareous
skeleton, or shell, made of many pieces, and often
covered with spines, to which the name. They may be
star-shaped, cylindrical, disk-shaped, or more or less
spherical. The body consists of several similar parts
(spheromeres) repeated symmetrically around a central
axis, at one end of which the mouth is situated. They
generally have suckers for locomotion. The group
includes the following classes: Crinoidea, Asterioidea,
Ophiuroidea, Echinoidea, and Holothurioidea. See these
words in the Vocabulary, and also Ambulacrum.
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Echinodermal
(gcide) | Echinodermal \E*chi`no*der"mal\, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Relating or belonging to the echinoderms.
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Echinodermata
(gcide) | Echinodermata \E*chi`no*der"ma*ta\
([-e]*k[imac]`n[-o]*d[~e]r"m[.a]*t[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.
'echi^nos hedgehog, sea urchin + de`rma, -atos, skin.]
(Zo["o]l.)
One of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom. By many
writers it was formerly included in the Radiata. [Written
also Echinoderma.]
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Note: The species usually have an exterior calcareous
skeleton, or shell, made of many pieces, and often
covered with spines, to which the name. They may be
star-shaped, cylindrical, disk-shaped, or more or less
spherical. The body consists of several similar parts
(spheromeres) repeated symmetrically around a central
axis, at one end of which the mouth is situated. They
generally have suckers for locomotion. The group
includes the following classes: Crinoidea, Asterioidea,
Ophiuroidea, Echinoidea, and Holothurioidea. See these
words in the Vocabulary, and also Ambulacrum.
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Echinodermatous
(gcide) | Echinodermatous \E*chi`no*der"ma*tous\, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Relating to Echinodermata; echinodermal.
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Enode
(gcide) | Enode \E*node"\, v. t. [L. enodare; e out + nodare to fill with
knots, nodus a knot.]
To clear of knots; to make clear. [Obs.] --Cockeram.
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Internode
(gcide) | Internode \In"ter*node`\, n. [L. internodium; inter between +
nodus knot.]
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1. (Bot.) The space between two nodes or points of the stem
from which the leaves properly arise. --H. Spenser.
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2. (Anat.) A part between two joints; a segment;
specifically, one of the phalanges.
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Line of nodes
(gcide) | Node \Node\ (n[=o]d), n. [L. nodus; perh. akin to E. knot. Cf.
Noose, Nowed.]
1. A knot, a knob; a protuberance; a swelling.
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2. Specifically:
(a) (Astron.) 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.
(b) (Bot.) The joint of a stem, or the part where a leaf
or several leaves are inserted.
(c) (Dialing) 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.
(d) (Geom.) The point at which a curve crosses itself,
being a double point of the curve. See Crunode, and
Acnode.
(e) (Mech.) The point at which the lines of a funicular
machine meet from different angular directions; --
called also knot. --W. R. Johnson.
(f) (Poet.) The knot, intrigue, or plot of a piece.
(g) (Med.) A hard concretion or incrustation which forms
upon bones attacked with rheumatism, gout, or
syphilis; sometimes also, a swelling in the
neighborhood of a joint. --Dunglison.
(h) (Mus) One of the fixed points of a sonorous string,
when it vibrates by aliquot parts, and produces the
harmonic tones; nodal line or point.
(i) (Zool.) A swelling.
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3. (Math., Computers) A special point in a graph or diagram
which is attached to other points by links. It is often
labeled and represented graphically as a box or circle. A
node may represent any object which is related to other
objects in a conceptual structure that can be represented
as a graph, the relations being represented as links
between the nodes.
[PJC]
4. (Anat.) A small mass of tissue differing from other tissue
in its immediate vicinity; as, a lymph node.
[PJC]
Ascending node (Astron.), the node at which the body is
passing northerly, marked with the symbol [astascending],
called the Dragon's head. Called also northern node.
Descending node, the node at which the body is moving
southwardly, marked thus [astdescending], called Dragon's
tail.
Line of nodes, a straight line joining the two nodes of an
orbit.
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Lymph node
(gcide) | Lymph node \Lymph node\ (Anat.)
A lymphatic gland.
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Monodelph
(gcide) | Monodelph \Mon"o*delph\, Monodelphian \Mon`o*del"phi*an\, n.
(Zool.)
One of the Monodelphia.
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Monodelphia
(gcide) | Monodelphia \Mon`o*del"phi*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. mo`nos
single + delfy`s the womb.] (Zool.)
The group that includes all ordinary or placental mammals;
the Placentalia. See Mammalia.
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Monodelphian
(gcide) | Monodelph \Mon"o*delph\, Monodelphian \Mon`o*del"phi*an\, n.
(Zool.)
One of the Monodelphia.
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Monodelphic
(gcide) | Monodelphic \Mon`o*del"phic\, Monodelphous \Mon`o*del"phous\, a.
(Zool.)
Of or pertaining to the Monodelphia.
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Monodelphous
(gcide) | Monodelphic \Mon`o*del"phic\, Monodelphous \Mon`o*del"phous\, a.
(Zool.)
Of or pertaining to the Monodelphia.
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Node
(gcide) | Node \Node\ (n[=o]d), n. [L. nodus; perh. akin to E. knot. Cf.
Noose, Nowed.]
1. A knot, a knob; a protuberance; a swelling.
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2. Specifically:
(a) (Astron.) 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.
(b) (Bot.) The joint of a stem, or the part where a leaf
or several leaves are inserted.
(c) (Dialing) 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.
(d) (Geom.) The point at which a curve crosses itself,
being a double point of the curve. See Crunode, and
Acnode.
(e) (Mech.) The point at which the lines of a funicular
machine meet from different angular directions; --
called also knot. --W. R. Johnson.
(f) (Poet.) The knot, intrigue, or plot of a piece.
(g) (Med.) A hard concretion or incrustation which forms
upon bones attacked with rheumatism, gout, or
syphilis; sometimes also, a swelling in the
neighborhood of a joint. --Dunglison.
(h) (Mus) One of the fixed points of a sonorous string,
when it vibrates by aliquot parts, and produces the
harmonic tones; nodal line or point.
(i) (Zool.) A swelling.
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3. (Math., Computers) A special point in a graph or diagram
which is attached to other points by links. It is often
labeled and represented graphically as a box or circle. A
node may represent any object which is related to other
objects in a conceptual structure that can be represented
as a graph, the relations being represented as links
between the nodes.
[PJC]
4. (Anat.) A small mass of tissue differing from other tissue
in its immediate vicinity; as, a lymph node.
[PJC]
Ascending node (Astron.), the node at which the body is
passing northerly, marked with the symbol [astascending],
called the Dragon's head. Called also northern node.
Descending node, the node at which the body is moving
southwardly, marked thus [astdescending], called Dragon's
tail.
Line of nodes, a straight line joining the two nodes of an
orbit.
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northern node
(gcide) | Node \Node\ (n[=o]d), n. [L. nodus; perh. akin to E. knot. Cf.
Noose, Nowed.]
1. A knot, a knob; a protuberance; a swelling.
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2. Specifically:
(a) (Astron.) 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.
(b) (Bot.) The joint of a stem, or the part where a leaf
or several leaves are inserted.
(c) (Dialing) 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.
(d) (Geom.) The point at which a curve crosses itself,
being a double point of the curve. See Crunode, and
Acnode.
(e) (Mech.) The point at which the lines of a funicular
machine meet from different angular directions; --
called also knot. --W. R. Johnson.
(f) (Poet.) The knot, intrigue, or plot of a piece.
(g) (Med.) A hard concretion or incrustation which forms
upon bones attacked with rheumatism, gout, or
syphilis; sometimes also, a swelling in the
neighborhood of a joint. --Dunglison.
(h) (Mus) One of the fixed points of a sonorous string,
when it vibrates by aliquot parts, and produces the
harmonic tones; nodal line or point.
(i) (Zool.) A swelling.
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3. (Math., Computers) A special point in a graph or diagram
which is attached to other points by links. It is often
labeled and represented graphically as a box or circle. A
node may represent any object which is related to other
objects in a conceptual structure that can be represented
as a graph, the relations being represented as links
between the nodes.
[PJC]
4. (Anat.) A small mass of tissue differing from other tissue
in its immediate vicinity; as, a lymph node.
[PJC]
Ascending node (Astron.), the node at which the body is
passing northerly, marked with the symbol [astascending],
called the Dragon's head. Called also northern node.
Descending node, the node at which the body is moving
southwardly, marked thus [astdescending], called Dragon's
tail.
Line of nodes, a straight line joining the two nodes of an
orbit.
[1913 Webster]Ascending \As*cend"ing\, a.
Rising; moving upward; as, an ascending kite. --
As*cend"ing*ly, adv.
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Ascending latitude (Astron.), the increasing latitude of a
planet. --Ferguson.
Ascending line (Geneol.), the line of relationship traced
backward or through one's ancestors. One's father and
mother, grandfather and grandmother, etc., are in the line
direct ascending.
Ascending node having, that node of the moon or a planet
wherein it passes the ecliptic to proceed northward. It is
also called the northern node. --Herschel.
Ascending series. (Math.)
(a) A series arranged according to the ascending powers of a
quantity.
(b) A series in which each term is greater than the
preceding.
Ascending signs, signs east of the meridian.
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Palinode
(gcide) | Palinode \Pal"i*node\, n. [L. palinodia, from Gr. ?; pa`lin
again + ? a song. See Ode.]
1. An ode recanting, or retracting, a former one; also, a
repetition of an ode.
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2. A retraction; esp., a formal retraction. --Sandys.
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Panicum barbinode
(gcide) | Para grass \Pa*ra" grass`\, Par'a grass \Par['a] grass\
(a) (Bot.) A tall rather coarse grass (Panicum molle
formerly Panicum barbinode) grown in the tropics for
pasturage, and introduced into the southern United States
from Brazilas a valuable pasture grass.
(b) Piassaba fiber.
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Platinode
(gcide) | Platinode \Plat"i*node\, n. [Platinum + Gr. ? a way.] (Physics)
A cathode. [R.]
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Staminode
(gcide) | Staminode \Stam"i*node\ (st[a^]m"[i^]*n[=o]d), n. (Bot.)
A staminodium.
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Stenoderm
(gcide) | Stenoderm \Sten"o*derm\, n. [Gr. steno`s narrow, little +
-derm.] (Zool.)
Any species of bat belonging to the genus Stenoderma,
native of the West Indies and South America. These bats have
a short or rudimentary tail and a peculiarly shaped nose
membrane.
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Stenodermine
(gcide) | Stenodermine \Sten`o*der"mine\, a. (Zool.)
Of or pertaining to the genus Stenoderma, which includes
several West Indian and South American nose-leaf bats.
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Threnode
(gcide) | Threnode \Thren"ode\, n.
A threne, or threnody; a dirge; a funeral song.
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anode
(wn) | anode
n 1: a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an
electrical device [ant: cathode]
2: the negatively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage
battery that supplies current [ant: cathode] |
antinode
(wn) | antinode
n 1: (physics) the point of maximum displacement in a periodic
system [ant: node] |
ascending node
(wn) | ascending node
n 1: the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane
going north [ant: descending node] |
atrioventricular node
(wn) | atrioventricular node
n 1: a node of specialized heart muscle located in the septal
wall of the right atrium; receives impulses from the
sinoatrial node and transmits them to atrioventricular
bundle |
axillary node
(wn) | axillary node
n 1: any of the lymph glands of the armpit; fights infections in
the neck and chest and arm regions |
descending node
(wn) | descending node
n 1: the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane
going south [ant: ascending node] |
echinoderm
(wn) | echinoderm
n 1: marine invertebrates with tube feet and five-part radially
symmetrical bodies |
echinoderm family
(wn) | echinoderm family
n 1: a family of echinoderms |
echinoderm genus
(wn) | echinoderm genus
n 1: a genus of echinoderms |
echinodermata
(wn) | Echinodermata
n 1: radially symmetrical marine invertebrates including e.g.
starfish and sea urchins and sea cucumbers [syn:
Echinodermata, phylum Echinodermata] |
human immunodeficiency virus
(wn) | human immunodeficiency virus
n 1: the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome
(AIDS); it replicates in and kills the helper T cells [syn:
human immunodeficiency virus, HIV] |
immunodeficiency
(wn) | immunodeficiency
n 1: immunological disorder in which some part of the body's
immune system is inadequate and resistance to infectious
diseases is reduced [ant: immunocompetence] |
immunodeficient
(wn) | immunodeficient
adj 1: incapable of developing an immune response following
exposure to an antigen; "immunodeficient rodents" [ant:
immunocompetent] |
internode
(wn) | internode
n 1: a segment of a stem between two nodes |
leaf node
(wn) | leaf node
n 1: (botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant
stem from which one or more leaves emerge [syn: node,
leaf node] |
lymph node
(wn) | lymph node
n 1: the source of lymph and lymphocytes [syn: lymph node,
lymph gland, node] |
melanoderma
(wn) | melanoderma
n 1: abnormally dark skin caused by increased deposits of
melatonin |
mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome
(wn) | mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome
n 1: an acute disease of young children characterized by a rash
and swollen lymph nodes and fever; of unknown cause [syn:
Kawasaki disease, mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome] |
nodes of ranvier
(wn) | nodes of Ranvier
n 1: small gaps in the myelin sheath of medullated axons [syn:
Ranvier's nodes, nodes of Ranvier] |
phylum echinodermata
(wn) | phylum Echinodermata
n 1: radially symmetrical marine invertebrates including e.g.
starfish and sea urchins and sea cucumbers [syn:
Echinodermata, phylum Echinodermata] |
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