transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnōd ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin nodus knot, node; akin to Middle Irish naidm bond
Date: 15th century
1.
a. : a pathological swelling or enlargement (as of a rheumatic joint)
b. : a discrete mass of one kind of tissue enclosed in tissue of a different kind
2. : an entangling complication (as in a drama) : predicament
3. : either of the two points where the orbit of a planet or comet intersects the ecliptic ; also : either of the points at which the orbit of an earth satellite crosses the plane of the equator
4.
a. : a point, line, or surface of a vibrating body or system that is free or relatively free from vibratory motion
b. : a point at which a wave has an amplitude of zero
5.
a. : a point at which subsidiary parts originate or center
b. : a point on a stem at which a leaf or leaves are inserted
c. : a point at which a curve intersects itself in such a manner that the branches have different tangents
d. : vertex 1b