OMPHALOS


Meaning of OMPHALOS in English

/om"feuh leuhs/ , n.

1. the navel; umbilicus.

2. the central point.

3. Gk. Antiq. a stone in the temple of Apollo at Delphi, thought to mark the center of the earth.

[ 1840-50; omphalós; akin to NAVEL ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .