umbilical
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umbilical
- /ʌmˈbɪ.lɪ.kəl/ UK
- /ʌm.bɪˈlaɪ.kəl/ UK
- /ʌmˈbɪ.lɪ.kəl/ US
Rhymes with -ɪlɪkəl, -aɪkəl
Where it comes from
From Latin umbilicus (“navel”) + -al. By surface analysis, umbilic- + -al.
adjective
- Of, or relating to, the navel (umbilicus) or the umbilical cord. One womb, one shame, one resolve ¶ Liberate this will to release us all ¶ Gotta cut away, clear away ¶ Snip away and sever this umbilical residue ¶ Keeping me from killing you
- Such that the curvatures of normal sections are all equal to each other.
noun umbilicals
- A cord connecting an astronaut to a spacecraft, or a craft to ground control prior to launch, etc.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cordon, navel, umbilic, omphalic, bellybutton, umbilicate, umbilicated, central, middle, median, midline, mesial, axial, core, pivotal, connecting
Translations
Every language
adj of or relating to the navel or the umbilical cord
| Português | umbilical |
|---|---|
| Français | ombilical |
| Italiano | ombelicale |
| Ελληνικά | ομφαλικός omfalikós, ομφάλιος omfálios |
| Русский | пупови́нный pupovínnyj |
| العربية | سُرِّيّ surriyy |
noun aerospace: cord connecting an astronaut to a spacecraft, etc
| Русский | страховочный трос straxovočnyj, фал fal |
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title = {umbilical},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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