nodular

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈnɒdjʊləʳ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(noj′ə lər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
nod•u•lar  (noj′ə lər),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. of, pertaining to, or characterized by nodules.
  2. shaped like or occurring in nodules:a nodular concretion.
  • nodule + -ar1 1785–95

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
nod•ule /ˈnɑdʒul/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a small node.
nod•u•lar, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
nod•ule  (noj′o̅o̅l),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a small node, knot, or knob.
  2. Pathology, Anatomya small, rounded mass or lump.
  3. Botanya tubercle.
  • Latin nōdulus a little knot, equivalent. to nōd(us) node + -ulus -ule
  • 1590–1600

'nodular' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
chancre - ductile iron - geode - nodular cast iron - sesamoid

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