nodus

American  

[noh-duhs] / ˈnoʊ dəs /

noun

plural

nodi

1. a difficult or intricate point, situation, plot, etc.

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nodus British  

/ ˈnəʊdəs /

noun

1. a problematic idea, situation, etc

2. another word for node

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Etymology

Origin of nodus

1350–1400; Middle English: knot in the flesh < Latin nōdus knot

Example Sentences

Post-nodal cross-veins: in Odonata, the transverse veins between costa and radius 1, and radius 1 and media 1, from nodus to stigma, separating the post-nodal cells or spaces: = post-cubital cross-veins.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

You see the whole nodus of the matter.

From The Campaner Thal and Other Writings by Jean Paul

The truth is, we do not chuse to have any recourse to miracles, from the strict observance we pay to that rule of Horace, Nec Deus intersit, nisi dignus vindice nodus.

From The History of the Life of the Late Mr Jonathan Wild the Great by Fielding, Henry

Antenodal cross veins: Odonata; extend between costa and subcosta, and between subcosta and media, from the base to the nodus, forming the ante-nodal or ante-cubital cells: = ante-cubital.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

Surely it is the "dignus vindice nodus" in this case.

From Creation and Its Records by Baden-Powell, Baden Henry