nodo

Definitions of nodo
  1. noun
    any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
    synonyms: groppo
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    types:
    archetto
    a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
    otto
    a knot having the shape of the numeral 8; tied in a rope that has been passed through a hole or pulley and that prevents the rope from coming loose
    type of:
    chiusura, congiunzione, legamento
    restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
  2. noun
    a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven
    synonyms: andirivieni, bosco, garbuglio, groviglio, intrecciatura, intreccio, intrico, labirinto, meandro, tortuosità, viluppo
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    type of:
    oggetto naturale
    an object occurring naturally; not made by man
  3. noun
    a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
  4. noun
    a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest
    synonyms: vincolo
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    type of:
    collegamento, connessione, correlazione, denominatore comune, legame, nesso, rapporto, relazione, riferimento
    a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
  5. noun
    any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part
    synonyms: nodulo
  6. noun
    a source of difficulty
    synonyms: briga, problema
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    type of:
    complicanza, complicazione
    a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result
  7. noun
    a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)
    synonyms: biforcazione, bivio, confluenza, incrocio
  8. noun
    the place where two or more things come together
    synonyms: biforcazione, bivio, incrocio
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    types:
    intersezione
    a junction where one street or road crosses another
    rondò, rotonda
    a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
    cantonata
    the intersection of two streets
    type of:
    esilio, località, luogo, posto, sito
    a point located with respect to surface features of some region
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