UMBILICUS


Meaning of UMBILICUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌəm-ˈbi-li-kəs, ˌəm-bə-ˈlī- ]

noun

( plural um·bi·li·ci ˌəm-ˈbi-li-ˌkī, -ˌkē; ˌəm-bə-ˈlī-ˌkī, -ˌsī ; or um·bi·li·cus·es )

Etymology: Latin — more at navel

Date: 1799

1.

a. : navel 1

b. : any of several morphological depressions ; especially : hilum 1

2. : a central point : core , heart

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.