node

/nəʊd/noun
High School
1

A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling.

2

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 ☋.

3

A leaf node.

4

A computer or other device attached to a network.

5

The point at which the lines of a funicular machine meet from different angular directions.

6

The point at which a curve crosses itself, being a double point of the curve. See crunode and acnode.

7

A similar point on a surface, where there is more than one tangent-plane.

8

A vertex or a leaf in a graph of a network, or other element in a data structure.

9

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.

10

A point along a standing wave where the wave has minimal amplitude.

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

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