Node - in Science

In Science

  • Biology
    • Primitive node is the organizer tissue for gastrulation in vertebrates.
    • Node (botany), the place on a plant stem where a leaf is attached
    • In Cladistics, a shared ancestor (also see Clade)
  • Space
    • Orbital node, the points where an orbit crosses a plane of reference
      • Lunar node, where the orbits of the sun and moon intersect
      • Longitude of the node, how orbital nodes are parameterised
    • Node 4, a proposed module of the International Space Station
    • Node Module, a planned module of the International Space Station
  • Physics
    • Node (physics), a point along a standing wave where the wave has minimal amplitude
  • Linguistics
    • Node (linguistics), a branch point in the Tree model, or Node Theory, of language evolution

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    General Good is the plea of the scoundrel, hypocrite, and flatterer,
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