Node and Join

noun

• A connecting point at which several lines come together.
• Any thickened enlargement.
  • synonyms: knob, thickening
• Botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge.
  • synonyms: leaf node
• Physics) the point of minimum displacement in a periodic system. (
• Astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane. (
• The source of lymph and lymphocytes.
  • synonyms: lymph node, lymph gland
• Any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part.
• Computer science. ( any computer that is hooked up to a computer network).
  • synonyms: client, guest

• (n.) 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.
• (n.) One of the fixed points of a sonorous string, when it vibrates by aliquot parts, and produces the harmonic tones; nodal line or point.
• (n.) The point at which a curve crosses itself, being a double point of the curve. See Crunode, and Acnode.
• (n.) A knot, a knob; a protuberance; a swelling.
• (n.) The point at which the lines of a funicular machine meet from different angular directions; -- called also knot.
• (n.) The joint of a stem or the part where a leaf or several leaves are inserted.
• (n.) The knot, intrigue or plot of a piece.
• (n.) A swelling.
• (n.) 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.
• (n.) 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.
• (n.) 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.
• (n.) The point at which a curve crosses itself, being a double point of the curve. See Crunode, and Acnode.
• (n.) One of the fixed points of a sonorous string, when it vibrates by aliquot parts, and produces the harmonic tones; nodal line or point.
• (n.) The knot, intrigue or plot of a piece.
• (n.) 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.
• (n.) 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.
• (n.) A swelling.
• (n.) The joint of a stem or the part where a leaf or several leaves are inserted.
• (n.) A knot, a knob; a protuberance; a swelling.
• (n.) The point at which the lines of a funicular machine meet from different angular directions; -- called also knot.

(DoD) An element of a system that represents a person, place, or physical thing.
(DoD) In communications and computer systems, the physical location that provides terminating, switching, and gateway access services to support information exchange.
(DoD) A location in a mobility system where a movement requirement is originated, processed for onward movement, or terminated.

noun

• The shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made.
  • synonyms: articulation, joint, juncture, junction
• A set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets.
  • usage: "let C be the union of the sets A and B"
  • synonyms: union, sum

verb

• Become part of; become a member of a group or organization.
  • usage: "He joined the Communist Party as a young man"
  • synonyms: fall in, get together
• Cause to become joined or linked.
  • usage: "join these two parts so that they fit together"
  • synonyms: bring together
• Come into the company of.
  • usage: "She joined him for a drink"
• Make contact or come together.
  • usage: "The two roads join here"
  • synonyms: conjoin
• Be or become joined or united or linked.
  • usage: "The two streets connect to become a highway"; "Our paths joined"; "The travelers linked up again at the airport"
  • synonyms: connect, link, link up, unite

• (v.t.) To enjoin upon; to command.
• (v.i.) To be contiguous, close or in contact; to come together; to unite; to mingle; to form a union; as, the hones of the skull join; two rivers join.
• (v.t.) To accept or engage in, as a contest; as, to join encounter, battle, issue.
• (v.t.) To bring together, literally or figuratively; to place in contact; to connect; to couple; to unite; to combine; to associate; to add; to append.
• (v.t.) To associate one's self to; to be or become connected with; to league one's self with; to unite with; as, to join a party; to join the church.
• (v.t.) To unite in marriage.
• (n.) The line joining two points; the point common to two intersecting lines.