Literary notes about node (AI summary)
The term "node" appears with startling versatility across literary and scientific texts. In certain narratives, it designates a tangible, physical feature—such as a swelling on the forehead, a knot in the bone, or a joint on a plant where leaves and flowers attach [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]. Scientific and technical works, however, employ it to describe specific points in systems, ranging from the spacing in vibrating strings and sections of oscillating bodies [7, 8, 9, 10] to locations in computer networks and even orbital intersections like the Moon’s path [11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16]. Meanwhile, in more colloquial or narrative-driven texts, "node" takes on personal characteristics—at times serving as a name for a character—to imbue an everyday quality or a distinctive role within a community [17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23].
- An exceedingly ill-favoured fellow, striding into the tent, exhibited a node upon the forehead, which he desired might be instantly removed.
— from The Highlands of Ethiopia by Harris, William Cornwallis, Sir - Node , s. A knot, a knob; a swelling on the bone.
— from The Field Book: or, Sports and pastimes of the United Kingdom compiled from the best authorities, ancient and modern by W. H. (William Hamilton) Maxwell - Said of leaves, branches, buds, etc., on opposite sides of a stem at a node.
— from Michigan Trees: A Handbook of the Native and Most Important Introduced Species by Charles Herbert Otis - An arrangement of 3 or more leaves or flowers in a circle around a node.
— from The Plants of Michigan Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the State by Henry A. (Henry Allan) Gleason - They are arranged from two to four together in drooping catkins from every node on the previous season's wood.
— from Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens by E. T. (Ernest Thomas) Cook - The plant ( Fig. 23 , A ) consists of a central jointed axis with circles of leaves at each joint or node.
— from Elements of Structural and Systematic BotanyFor High Schools and Elementary College Courses by Douglas Houghton Campbell - So the node forms itself one-third of the distance down the pipe.
— from How it Works by Archibald Williams - He proved that when any point of a string is plucked, all the higher tones which require that point for a node vanish from the clang.
— from Sound by John Tyndall - The distance from node to node in a vibrating body is called a ventral segment .
— from How it Works by Archibald Williams - The arrows indicate the distance travelled by a sound impulse from a node to a node.
— from How it Works by Archibald Williams - Each computer connected to FidoNet is called a node.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno - "105/42" refers to Node number 42, which receives mail through Net number 105.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno - From Norway, this amounted to around US$ 40/hour at 2400 bps when logging on through the local Infonet node at that time.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno - By continual observation, he found a small irregularity in the places of the stars, depending upon the position of the moon’s node.
— from The Gallery of Portraits: with Memoirs. Volume 6 (of 7) by Arthur Thomas Malkin - They let users access a remote computer, by dialing a local node, or access point.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno - DRAGON'S TAIL.The Moon's South Node when she crosses into south latitude.
— from How to Read the Crystal; or, Crystal and Seer by Sepharial - I thought maybe Node an' Alfurd had got hit into theur noodles to act Injun.
— from Watch Yourself Go By by Al. G. (Alfred Griffith) Field - I'll bet she'll rear an' charge when Node gets home."
— from Watch Yourself Go By by Al. G. (Alfred Griffith) Field - Node had on a ole feather head dress, barefooted 'ceptin' socks, no hat or coat, kivered with dust and so was Alfurd.
— from Watch Yourself Go By by Al. G. (Alfred Griffith) Field - Among those employed by Alfred's father was one, Node Beckley—"Noah" was his proper name, but all, including his wife, called him Node.
— from Watch Yourself Go By by Al. G. (Alfred Griffith) Field - He's got Node Beckley into hit; they has things all trimmed with feathers.
— from Watch Yourself Go By by Al. G. (Alfred Griffith) Field - Node looked jes es Joe Sandford looked when he shed his wall-paper show duds.
— from Watch Yourself Go By by Al. G. (Alfred Griffith) Field - Then Alfred and Node would travel all over the world exhibiting the flying machine.
— from Watch Yourself Go By by Al. G. (Alfred Griffith) Field
