節せっ点てん

noun

node; nodal point

Technical term used in mathematics, physics, engineering, and network theory to refer to a point where lines or connections meet.

• ネットワークの節せっ点てんに障しょう害がいが発はっ生せいした。

  A failure occurred at a node in the network.

• このグラフには五いつつの節せっ点てんがある。

  This graph has five nodes.

noun

joint; connection point

Used in physical frameworks, structures, or trusses to describe a point where members are connected.

• 鉄てっ骨こつの節せっ点てんを溶よう接せつする。

  Weld the joints of the steel frame.