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/

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• Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɒdjuːl, (General American) -ɑːdʒuːl

Noun

nodule (plural nodules)

1. 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

• 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

Catalan: nòdul m Finnish: noduuli (fi) French: nodule (fr) m German: Klumpen (de) m Latvian: mezgls (lv) Maori: tonatona, tona Polish: guzek (pl) m Romanian: nodul (ro) n Spanish: nódulo (es)

Anagrams

• edunol, Oundle, louned, Louden, louden

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nōdulus (“small knot”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

nodule m (plural nodules)

1. 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

1. vocative singular of nōdulus