umbilical
English
Pronunciation
Adjective
umbilical (comparative more umbilical, superlative most umbilical)
- Of, or relating to, the navel (umbilicus) or the umbilical cord.
- (mathematics) Such that the curvatures of normal sections are all equal to each other.
Related terms
- paraumbilical
- postumbilical
- pseudoumbilical
- umbilical artery
- umbilical cord
- umbilical hernia
- umbilical vein
Translations
Noun
umbilical (plural umbilicals)
- (astronautics) A cord connecting an astronaut to a spacecraft, or a craft to ground control prior to launch, etc.
Galician
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /umbiliˈkal/, [ũmbiliˈkal]
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Further reading
- “umbilical” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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