nodule
a small node, knot, or knob.
a small, rounded mass or lump.
Botany. a tubercle.
Origin of nodule
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How to use nodule in a sentence
I gave myself nodules before I could talk, so my voice was at this pitch as a toddler.
Emma Stone On ‘The Amazing Spider-Man,’ Andrew Garfield, & More | Marlow Stern | June 26, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTQuartz crystals, with chalcedony, from nodules in amygdaloid.
He has strange, unnatural ears; they are twice the normal size and have nodules on the outer edge.
Gardens of the Caribbees, v. 1/2 | Ida May Hill StarrThis is made up of the softest limestone I have ever seen, interspersed with nodules of flint.
Letters from Palestine | J. D. PaxtonIn 1848 he advocated the use of phosphate nodules in the "Greensand" beds of Cambridgeshire.
About ten miles north of this point, the upper calcareous, or surface rock, embraces nodules of hornstone.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820 | Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
British Dictionary definitions for nodule
/ (ˈnɒdjuːl) /
a small knot, lump, or node
Also called: root nodule any of the knoblike outgrowths on the roots of clover and many other legumes: contain bacteria involved in nitrogen fixation
anatomy any small node or knoblike protuberance
a small rounded lump of rock or mineral substance, esp in a matrix of different rock material
Origin of nodule
1Derived forms of nodule
- nodular, nodulose or nodulous, adjective
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Scientific definitions for nodule
[ nŏj′ōōl ]
A small, usually hard mass of tissue in the body.
A small, knoblike outgrowth found on the roots of many legumes, such as alfalfa, beans, and peas. Nodules grow after the roots have been infected with nitrogen-fixing bacteria of the genus Rhizobium. See more at legume.
A small, rounded lump of a mineral or mixture of minerals that is distinct from and usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment. Nodules often form by replacement of a small part of the rocks in which they form.
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