UMBILICAL


Meaning of UMBILICAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌʌmbɪˈlaɪkəl ]

adj. 1 of, situated near, or affecting the navel. 2 centrally placed. øumbilical cord 1 a flexible cordlike structure attaching a foetus to the placenta. 2 Astronaut. a supply cable linking a missile to its launcher, or an astronaut in space to a spacecraft. [obs. F umbilical or f. UMBILICUS]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.