nodal

American  

[nohd-l] / ˈnoʊd l /

adjective

1. pertaining to or of the nature of a node.

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nodal British  

/ ˈnəʊdəl /

adjective

1. of or like a node

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Other Word Forms

• multinodal adjective
• nodality noun
• nodally adverb
• postnodal adjective

Etymology

Origin of nodal

First recorded in 1825–35; node + -al ¹

Example Sentences

He becomes the nodal point in a web of trauma and regret, variously the agent, victim and witness of someone else’s unhappiness.

From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2022

"Initiatives have to come from the government. A single entity or a nodal ministry has to take this forward if we want to reach a goal of being the hub by 2030," he says.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2022

And the firms must also appoint nodal officers and have better checks on user data.

From Reuters • Aug. 26, 2022

“We are approaching a peak of the lunar nodal cycle, in which the difference between the high and low tides will be larger than it is at other times,” he told KUOW.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 15, 2022

It was a "nodal point," commanding at once the main approach to London by land and the main approach by water.

From The Historic Thames by Belloc, Hilaire