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Vinony

nodule

noun

  1. knot, mass, or lump of a mineral or mineral aggregate with a contrasting composition
  2. spheroidal phases inside a microstructure
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈnɒdjuːl/ / /ˈnɑd͡ʒul/

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin nōdulus (“small knot”), from nōdus (“knot”). Doublet of nodulus.

  1. A 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.”