v. t. [ L. abnodatus, p. p. of abnodare; ab + nodus knot. ] To clear (tress) from knots. [ R. ] Blount. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of cutting away the knots of trees. [ R. ] Crabb. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to acnodes. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. ad to + nodus a knot. ] (Her.) Curved somewhat in the form of the letter S. Cussans. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. of or at or relating to an anode. Contrastive to cathodic.
Syn. -- anodic [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. (Geom.) Possessing, or characterized by, a crunode; -- used of curves. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Without a node. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. enodatio explanation, fr. enodare to free from knots. See Enode. ] The act or operation of clearing of knots, or of untying; hence, also, the solution of a difficulty. [ R. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Innodated p. pr. & vb. n. Innodating ] [ L. innodatus, p. p. of innodare; pref. in- in + nodus knot. ] To bind up, as in a knot; to include. [ Obs. ] Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to internodes; intervening between nodes or joints. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. monoda`ktylos; mo`nos single + da`ktylos finger: cf. F. monodactyle. ] (Zool.) Having but one finger or claw. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Multi- + nodate. ] Having many knots or nodes. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of the nature of, or relating to, a node; as, a nodal point. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nodal line,
Nodal point, in a vibrating plate or cord, that line or point which remains at rest while the other parts of the body are in a state of vibration. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. nodatus, p. p. of nodare to make knotty, fr. nodus knot. See Node. ] Knotted. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nodated hyperbola (Geom.), a certain curve of the third order having two branches which cross each other, forming a node. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. nodatio knottiness. ] Act of making a knot, or state of being knotted. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Quadri- + nodal. ] (Math.) Possessing four nodes; as, quadrinodal curves. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. synodalis: cf. F. synodal. ] Synodical. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Ch. of Eng.) A tribute in money formerly paid to the bishop or archdeacon, at the time of his Easter visitation, by every parish priest, now made to the ecclesiastical commissioners; a procuration. [ 1913 Webster ]

Synodals are due, of common right, to the bishop only. Gibson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A constitution made in a provincial or diocesan synod. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. trinodis three-knotted; tri- (see Tri-) + nodus knot. ] 1. (Bot.) Having three knots or nodes; having three points from which a leaf may shoot; as, a trinodal stem. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Geom.) Having three nodal points. [ 1913 Webster ]