descending node

dɪˈsɛndɪŋ noʊd

Definition

Definition of descending node - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

astronomy

TECH.

point where an orbit crosses a plane heading toward the south

TECH.

The satellite passed the descending node of its orbit..
The spacecraft reached the descending node at noon.
Astronomers tracked the comet's descending node.

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Expressions with descending

in descending order

adv.

arranged from highest to lowest

The scores were displayed in descending order.

descending colon

section of large intestine between transverse and sigmoid colon

The descending colon is located on the left side.

Expressions with node

lymph node

small organ in lymphatic system filtering lymph and fighting infection

The doctor checked her lymph node for swelling.

root node

top element in a tree structure that has no parent element

In this directory tree, the root node represents the main folder.

child node

element directly below another element in a hierarchical structure

Each child node in the tree stores a single character.

ascending node

point in orbit crossing ecliptic plane northward

The satellite reached its ascending node at noon.

atrioventricular node

node in the heart transmitting impulses to ventricles

The atrioventricular node plays a crucial role in heart rhythm.

Heberden's node

hard swelling in finger joints from osteoarthritis

The doctor diagnosed her with Heberden's nodes on her fingers.

leaf node

node in a tree with no children

The algorithm processes each leaf node separately.

mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome

disease causing fever and rash in children

The doctor diagnosed the child with mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome.

node lambda

serverless function executed in Node.js environment

The node lambda executed the code without a server.

node name

label used to identify a single node in a system or network

Each server has a unique node name on the company network.

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French:nœud descendant, ...
German:absteigender Knoten, ...
Italian:nodo discendente, ...
Spanish:nodo descendente, ...
Portuguese:nó descendente, ...
Chinese:降交点, ...
Japanese:降交点, ...
Arabic:العُقْدَة النَّازِلَة, ...
Hebrew:צֹמֶת יוֹרֵד, ...
Russian:нисходящий узел, ...
Ukrainian:точка низхідного перетину, ...
Hindi:अवतरण बिंदु, ...
Bengali:অবতরণ নোড, ...
Catalan:node descendent, ...
Czech:sestupný uzel, ...
Danish:nedstigende knude, ...
Dutch:dalende knoop, ...
Greek:κατιούσα δεσμός, ...
Hungarian:leszálló csomópont, ...
Khmer:ចំណុចឆ្លងកាត់ចុះ, ...
Korean:하강 교점, ...
Persian:گره نزولی, ...
Polish:węzeł zstępujący, ...
Portuguese (BR):nó de descida, ...
Romanian:nod descendent, ...
Swedish:nedstigande nod, ...
Thai:จุดลงใต้, ...
Turkish:iniş düğümü, ...
Vietnamese:nút đi xuống, ...

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