From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Nodal \Nod"al\, adjective Of the nature of, or relating to, a node; as, a nodal point.
{Nodal line}, {Nodal point}, in a vibrating plate or cord, that line or point which remains at rest while the other parts of the body are in a state of vibration.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
NODAL Interpreted language implemented on Norsk Data's NORD-10 computers. Used by CERN and DESY high energy physics labs to control their accelerator hardware, PADAC and SEDAC. Included trackball input, graphics.
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