nodal
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7.4
- adjective
- /ˈnoʊdəl/
- Specialized
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nodal
- The piazza is essential to movement in a city and has become nodal for both intra- and interurban transit.
- nodal point
- nodal metastasis
- nodal plane
We can have the nodal plane going through atoms.
- We can have the nodal plane going through atoms.
- OK, so Sigma means there are no nodal planes containing the inner nuclear axis.
Examples
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Each family member and close friend is a nodal point in a network of speakers.
Academic text (1997) -
Atomic orbital has a nodal plane.
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Once again, these are here the nodal point coordinates.
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We can have the nodal plane going through atoms.
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It means that there are hundreds, maybe even thousands of different nodal points of governance.
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The network's design includes a nodal hub where all communication lines converge.
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In a social network, each friend can be considered a nodal point connecting various groups of people.
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The research focused on the nodal relationships that influence community engagement in urban areas.
Synonyms
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6.8
At a place where two parts meet, often in the body
Having points where different parts connect in a network
Compounds
- Specialized
A heart rhythm when a small part in the lower heart makes the heartbeat instead of the normal upper part
- Specialized
A heart rhythm when a lower part of the heart makes the heartbeat instead of the usual upper part
How Central
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Morphology
Etymology
Nodal comes from node, which comes from the old Latin word nodus meaning 'knot'. Think of a knot as a place where lines meet or join, so nodal describes something 'at a key point' or central place in a network or system.