nodule
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin nōdulus (“small knot”), from nōdus (“knot”). Doublet of nodulus.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnɒdjuːl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnɑːd͡ʒuːl/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɒdjuːl, (General American) -ɑːdʒuːl
Noun edit
nodule (plural nodules)
- A rounded mass or irregular shape; a little knot or lump.
- 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Biotics: Biotic Amps Codex entry:
- Biotics manipulate mass effect fields using dozens of element zero nodules within their nervous system that react to electric stimuli from the brain. Amplifiers allow biotics to synchronize the nodules so they can form fields large and strong enough for practical use.
Derived terms edit
- extranodular
- flocculonodular
- internodular
- intranodular
- macronodule
- manganese nodule
- micronodule
- muconodular
- multinodular
- nodular
- nodulate
- nodulation
- nodulectomy
- noduliferous
- noduliform
- nodulin
- nodulize
- nodulocystic
- nodulose
- nodulous
- oligonodular
- perinodular
- pseudonodule
- reticulonodular
- Rokitansky nodule
- root nodule
- uninodular
- vocal cord nodule
Translations edit
rounded mass
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin nōdulus (“small knot”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nodule m (plural nodules)
Further reading edit
- “nodule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Noun edit
nōdule