nodule
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin nōdulus (“small knot”), from nōdus (“knot”). Doublet of nodulus.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnɒdjuːl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnɑːd͡ʒuːl/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɒdjuːl, (General American) -ɑːdʒuːl
Noun
nodule (plural nodules)
- A rounded mass or irregular shape; a little knot or lump.
- 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, OCLC 246633669, 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.
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Derived terms
- 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
rounded mass
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Anagrams
- Louden, edunol, louden, louned
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin nōdulus (“small knot”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
nodule m (plural nodules)
- nodule, lump
Further reading
- “nodule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- ondule, ondulé
Latin
Noun
nōdule
- vocative singular of nōdulus