Nodal
/ˈnoʊ.dəl/noun
Relating to, situated at, or functioning as a node.
Did you know?The word’s underlying Latin root, nodus, meant a physical knot, while modern astronomers use “nodal” for points where an orbit crosses a reference plane.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*nedh-
“To bind or tie into a knot”
Classical Latin
Latin
nodus
“A knot, lump, joint, or complicated difficulty”
Late Latin
Latin
nodalis
“Relating to a node or knot”
17th Century
English
node
“A knotlike swelling, joint, or point of intersection”
17th Century
English
nodal
“Relating to a node”
Modern English
English
nodal
“Connected with a central point, intersection, or node”