ascending (descending) node

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• Descending node — Node Node (n[=o]d), n. [L. nodus; perh. akin to E. knot. Cf. {Noose}, {Nowed}.] 1. A knot, a knob; a protuberance; a swelling. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically: (a) (Astron.) One of the two points where the orbit of a planet, or comet, intersects… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• descending node — noun the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going south • Ant: ↑ascending node • Hypernyms: ↑node * * * noun : the node passed as an astronomical body goes south * * * Astron. the node through which an orbiting body passes as it… …   Useful english dictionary

• descending node — Astron. the node through which an orbiting body passes as it moves to the south (opposed to ascending node). [1690 1700] * * * …   Universalium

• Ascending node — Node Node (n[=o]d), n. [L. nodus; perh. akin to E. knot. Cf. {Noose}, {Nowed}.] 1. A knot, a knob; a protuberance; a swelling. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically: (a) (Astron.) One of the two points where the orbit of a planet, or comet, intersects… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Node — (n[=o]d), n. [L. nodus; perh. akin to E. knot. Cf. {Noose}, {Nowed}.] 1. A knot, a knob; a protuberance; a swelling. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically: (a) (Astron.) One of the two points where the orbit of a planet, or comet, intersects the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• node — /nohd/, n. 1. a knot, protuberance, or knob. 2. a centering point of component parts. 3. Anat. a knotlike mass of tissue: lymph node. 4. Pathol. circumscribed swelling. 5. Bot. a. a joint in a stem. b. a part of a stem that normally bears a leaf …   Universalium

• ascending node — noun the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going north • Ant: ↑descending node • Hypernyms: ↑node * * * noun astronomy : the node passed as the body goes north * * * Astron. the node through which …   Useful english dictionary

• ascending node — Astron. the node through which an orbiting body passes as it moves to the north (opposed to descending node). * * * …   Universalium

• node — /noʊd / (say nohd) noun 1. a knot, protuberance, or knob. 2. a complication; difficulty. 3. a centring point of component parts. 4. Botany a. a joint in a stem. b. a part of a stem which normally bears a leaf. 5. Geometry a point on a curve or… …  

• Node — In general, a node is a localised swelling (a knot ) or a point of intersection (a vertex). Node may refer to: In mathematics Node (autonomous system), behaviour for an ordinary differential equation near a critical point Node (graph theory), a… …   Wikipedia

• northern node — Node Node (n[=o]d), n. [L. nodus; perh. akin to E. knot. Cf. {Noose}, {Nowed}.] 1. A knot, a knob; a protuberance; a swelling. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically: (a) (Astron.) One of the two points where the orbit of a planet, or comet, intersects… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English