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nodal

/ˈnəʊdəl/

nodal adjective: of the nature of, or relating to, a node.

Adjective

nodal (not comparable)

  1. Of the nature of, or relating to, a node.
    • If the sexual component [in a prosecutorial case] cannot be construed, it must be constructed. It is the nodal point of the prosecutor's comprehension. Up to that point, everything […] may perplex or disturb. But once the sexuality has been imputed, everything that seemed normal can now be made...1980, Roger Moody, Indecent Assault
    • Chapter 4 is nodal to the book, not simply because it stands at its very middle. It engages with Kaiserkritik but also it connects the previous chapter’s discussion of working method and sources to what follows in Chapter 5, where Zonaras’ interest in Roman antiquity is discussed in greater detail.2023, Dimitris Krallis, “A New Look At Zonaras”, in Histos, volume 17
  2. Of or relating to the nodus.

Proper noun capitalized: Nodal

Nodal (plural Nodals)

  1. A surname from Spanish.

nodal meaning in Tamil and Urdu

nodal in Tamil

இணைப்புக்குரிய, ஒருங்கிணைப்புக்குரிய

nodal in Urdu

گٹھیلا, گرہ دار, گرہ, گلٹی سے متعلق

Examples of nodal in a sentence

  • It is the nodal point of the prosecutor's comprehension.1980, Roger Moody, Indecent Assault:
  • Freightliner has advocated the long-planned development of Ripple Lane as a nodal yard.2025 August 6, David Stubbings, “Network News: Options sought for more trains to London Gateway”, in RAIL, number 1041, page 10:

All 12 example sentences with nodal

Forms of nodal

pluralNodals

Origin of nodal

From node + -al.

Borrowed from Spanish Nodal. This surname is mostly found in Cuba.

Words formed from nodal

Words that rhyme with nodal

Questions about nodal

What does nodal mean?
Nodal means of the nature of, or relating to, a node.
What is nodal in Tamil?
Nodal in Tamil is இணைப்புக்குரிய, ஒருங்கிணைப்புக்குரிய. See Nodal meaning in Tamil.
How do you use nodal in a sentence?
It is the nodal point of the prosecutor's comprehension.
What part of speech is nodal?
Nodal can be an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce nodal?
Nodal is pronounced /ˈnəʊdəl/.

Words near nodal in the dictionary

  1. nod-back
  2. nod-backs
  3. Noda
  4. nodachi
  5. nodakenin
  6. nodal
  7. nodal analysis
  8. nodal fever
  9. nodalise
  10. nodalised
  11. nodalises

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Adapted from Wiktionary: nodal (page history and authors); Nodal (page history and authors); nodal (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nodal (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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