pseudoumbilical
pseudoumbilical adjective: umbilical in the direction of the mean curvature vector field everywhere.
Adjective
pseudoumbilical (not comparable)
- Umbilical in the direction of the mean curvature vector field everywhere.
- We also characterize the pseudoumbilical ones in terms of soliton curves for the inverse curve shortening flow and minimal Legendrian immersions in odd-dimensional spheres.2015, Ildefonso Castro, Ana M. Lerma, “Homothetic solitons for the inverse mean curvature flow”, in arXiv
- Having the appearance or some of the properties of a navel (umbilicus) or an umbilical cord.
- A pseudoumbilical hernia is generally present but contains no gut ; true inguinal hernia is not uncommon.1905, Hubert Richardson, The thyroid and parathyroid glands, page 157
- At this stage (similar to pl. 2, figs. 6-7), the coiling becomes increasingly ventrally directed with the clear onset of Streptospirality, and the aperture, as it increases in height, becomes, in part, pseudoumbilical (i. e., its inner portion lies over a developing umbilical depression).1940, Catalogue of Foraminifera - Volume 118
Forms of pseudoumbilical
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Origin of pseudoumbilical
From pseudo- + umbilical.
Questions about pseudoumbilical
- What does pseudoumbilical mean?
- Pseudoumbilical means umbilical in the direction of the mean curvature vector field everywhere.
- What part of speech is pseudoumbilical?
- Pseudoumbilical is an adjective.
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