umbilical

English

Etymology

Formed from Latin umbilicus (“navel”) + the suffix -al; surface analysis, umbilic- +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʌmˈbɪl.ɪkəl/, /ʌmbɪlˈaɪ.kəl/
• IPA^(key): /ʌmˈbɪl.ɪkəl/
• Rhymes: -ɪlɪkəl or Rhymes: -aɪkəl

Adjective

umbilical (comparative more umbilical, superlative most umbilical)

1. Of, or relating to, the navel (umbilicus) or the umbilical cord.
2. (mathematics) Such that the curvatures of normal sections are all equal to each other.

Related terms

• paraumbilical
• postumbilical
• pseudoumbilical
• subumbilical
• umbilical artery
• umbilical cord
• umbilical hernia
• umbilical vein

Translations

of or relating to the navel or the umbilical cord

• Arabic: سُرِّيّ (surriyy)
• Catalan: umbilical (ca)
• Esperanto: umbilika
• French: ombilical (fr)
• Galician: umbilical
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• Greek: ομφαλικός (el) m (omfalikós), ομφάλιος (el) m (omfálios)
• Ido: umbilikala (io)
• Russian: пуповинный (ru) (pupovinnyj)
• Tagalog: pampusod, pusurin

Noun

umbilical (plural umbilicals)

1. (astronautics) A cord connecting an astronaut to a spacecraft, or a craft to ground control prior to launch, etc.

Translations

aerospace: cord connecting an astronaut to a spacecraft, etc

• Latin: ^{(please verify)} umbilicus m
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• Russian: страховочный (ru) (straxovočnyj) трос (ru) (tros), фал (ru) (fal)

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Catalan

Adjective

umbilical m or f (masculine and feminine plural umbilicals)

1. umbilical

Derived terms

• cordó umbilical

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Galician

Etymology

Formed from Latin umbilicus (“navel”) + the suffix -al; cf. also Latin umbilicaris.

Adjective

umbilical m or f (plural umbilicais)

1. umbilical

Related terms

• embigo

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Spanish

Etymology

Formed from Latin umbilicus (“navel”) + the suffix -al; cf. also Latin umbilicaris.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /umbiliˈkal/ [ũm.bi.liˈkal]

Adjective

umbilical m or f (masculine and feminine plural umbilicales)

1. umbilical

Derived terms

• cordón umbilical
• cuerda umbilical
• paraumbilical

Related terms

• ombligo

Further reading

• “umbilical”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28