κόμβος — meaning in English
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English meaning
- hub noun The central part of a wheel, around which it turns.
- knot noun A fastening made by looping and tightening a piece of string, rope, or similar material.
- node noun A device connected to a computer network, such as a server or workstation.
- roundabout noun A road junction where traffic circles around a central island instead of stopping at lights.
- trunk verb To cut something short or reduce it drastically.
Senses
κόμβος is used for these senses in English:
- hub A point where many routes meet and traffic is distributed, dispensed, or diverted.
- knot (aviation) A unit of indicated airspeed, calibrated airspeed, or equivalent airspeed, which varies in its relation to the unit of speed so as to compensate for the effects of different ambient atmospheric conditions on aircraft performance.
- roundabout (chiefly, UK, New Zealand, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and) A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island.
hub — full definition
- noun The central part of a wheel, around which it turns.
- noun A central point where many routes, activities, or services converge.
- noun A small networking device that connects several devices on a local network.
knot — full definition
- noun A fastening made by looping and tightening a piece of string, rope, or similar material.
- noun A hard, tight lump in a muscle, or a tangled clump of hair.
- noun A unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour, used for ships and aircraft.
- verb To tie something into a knot.