umbilical meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

umbilical

adj

UK /ʌmˈbɪ.lɪ.kəl/ · US /ʌmˈbɪ.lɪ.kəl/

Etymology From Latin umbilicus (“navel”) + -al. By surface analysis, umbilic- + -al.

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences 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 you2000, “Orestes”, performed by A Perfect Circle:

Mathematics, Sciences Such that the curvatures of normal sections are all equal to each other.

Derived terms: infraumbilical, nonumbilical, paraumbilical, parumbilical, periumbilical, postumbilical, preumbilical, pseudoumbilical, subumbilical, supraumbilical, transumbilical, umbilical artery, umbilical cord, umbilical hernia, umbilically, umbilical notch, umbilical vein, vesicoumbilical

umbilical

noun

Etymology From Latin umbilicus (“navel”) + -al. By surface analysis, umbilic- + -al.

Aerospace, Astronautics, Business, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A cord connecting an astronaut to a spacecraft, or a craft to ground control prior to launch, etc.