Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling. · The point where the orbit of a planet, as viewed from the Sun, intersects the ecliptic. The ascending and descending nodes refer respectively to the points where the planet moves from South to North and N to S; their respective symbols are ☊ and ☋. · A leaf node. · A computer or other device attached to a network.
From Middle English node, borrowed from Latin nōdus. Doublet of knot, knout, and nodus.
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