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- [noj-ool]
- /ˈnɒdʒ ul/
- /ˈnɒd.juːl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [noj-ool]
- /ˈnɒdʒ ul/
Definitions of nodule word
- noun nodule a small node, knot, or knob. 1
- noun nodule a small, rounded mass or lump. 1
- noun nodule Botany. a tubercle. 1
- noun nodule A small swelling or aggregation of cells in the body, especially an abnormal one. 1
- noun nodule knob or lump 1
- countable noun nodule A nodule is a small round lump that can appear on your body and is a sign of an illness. 0
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Origin of nodule
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; < Latin nōdulus a little knot, equivalent to nōd(us) node + -ulus -ule
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Parts of speech for Nodule
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nodule popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
nodule usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for nodule
noun nodule
- node — a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- knot — either of two large sandpipers, Calidris canutus or C. tenuirostris, that breed in the Arctic and winter in the Southern Hemisphere.
- knob — a projecting part, usually rounded, forming the handle of a door, drawer, or the like.
- lump — a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape: a lump of coal.
- bump — If you bump into something or someone, you accidentally hit them while you are moving.
Antonyms for nodule
noun nodule
- blank — Something that is blank has nothing on it.
- clarity — The clarity of something such as a book or argument is its quality of being well explained and easy to understand.
- cleanliness — Cleanliness is the degree to which people keep themselves and their surroundings clean.
- perfection — the state or quality of being or becoming perfect.
- advantage — An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
Top questions with nodule
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