Meanings
nounnodule (plural nodules)
plural nodules
- A small lump, often roughly hemispherical in shape; a small node.
- dermatologyA rounded mass or irregular shape; a small knot or lump.
Biotics manipulate mass effect fields using dozens of element zero nodules within their nervous system that react to electric stimuli from the brain. Amplifiers allow biotics to synchronize the nodules so they can form fields large and strong enough for practical use.
2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Biotics: Biotic Amps Codex entry
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Catalan nòdul
- nòdulrounded mass
Finnish noduuli
- noduulirounded mass
French nodule
- nodulerounded mass
German Klumpen
- Klumpenrounded mass
Italian nodulo
- nodulorounded mass
Latvian mezgls
- mezglsrounded mass
Māori tonatona, tona
- tonatonarounded mass
- tonarounded mass
Polish guzek
- guzekrounded mass
Portuguese nódulo
- nódulorounded mass
Romanian nodul
- nodulrounded mass
Spanish nódulo
- nódulorounded mass
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with nodule
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Cite this entry
APA
nodule. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nodule
MLA
“nodule.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nodule. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nodule,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nodule.
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