🇧🇷 nodosidade
1. The quality or state of being knotty, having nodes, or characterized by knots or lumps
The nodosity of the old oak tree's trunk made it difficult to cut.
A nodosidade do tronco do carvalho antigo o tornou difícil de cortar.
2. In botany, the presence of nodes or joints on a plant stem
The nodosity of the bamboo stem is one of its defining characteristics.
A nodosidade do caule do bambu é uma de suas características definidoras.
3. In medicine, the formation of nodules or abnormal lumps in tissue
The doctor examined the nodosity found in the patient's lungs.
O médico examinou a nodosidade encontrada nos pulmões do paciente.
4. A knot, lump, or node; a protuberance
Each nodosity on the branch indicated a year of growth.
Cada nodosidade no galho indicava um ano de crescimento.
💡 Nodosity is primarily a technical and scientific term used in botany, medicine, and woodworking. It is not commonly used in everyday conversation in either Brazil or the USA, but appears regularly in academic and technical literature. In Brazil, the term is found mainly in university textbooks and medical/botanical research papers.
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