Meanings
comparative more nodular · superlative most nodular
- Of or relating to a nodule or nodules.
- Possessing, composed of, or similar in form to nodules.
The disease causes nodular black growths that may become pustular.
2 more examples
Loose nodular deposits of gold metal are commonly referred to as nuggets.
The capsule in both families is spherical, with a bistratose wall; the outer cell layer usually bears nodular thickenings[…]; the inner layer (of nearly equally large cells) lacks the regular semiannular or annular thickenings of most other leafy liverworts[…]
1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page 6
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinnōdus
- Latinnōdulu
- Englishnodule
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishnodular
Translations
French nodulaire, nodulaire
- nodulaireof or relating to a nodule or modules
- nodulairesimilar in form to a nodule
Portuguese nodular, nodular
- nodularof or relating to a nodule or modules
- nodularsimilar in form to a nodule
Spanish nodular, nodular
- nodularof or relating to a nodule or modules
- nodularsimilar in form to a nodule
Cite this entry
nodular. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nodular
“nodular.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nodular. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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