node
A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling.
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 ☋.
A leaf node.
A computer or other device attached to a network.
The point at which the lines of a funicular machine meet from different angular directions.
The point at which a curve crosses itself, being a double point of the curve. See crunode and acnode.
A similar point on a surface, where there is more than one tangent-plane.
A vertex or a leaf in a graph of a network, or other element in a data structure.
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.
A point along a standing wave where the wave has minimal amplitude.
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Sound Patterns & Rhymes
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