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umbilical

/ʌmˈbɪ.lɪ.kəl/US/ʌmˈbɪ.lɪ.kəl/

umbilical adjective: of, or relating to, the navel (umbilicus) or the umbilical cord.

Adjective

umbilical (not comparable)

  1. Of, or relating to, the navel (umbilicus) or the umbilical cord.
    • One womb, one shame, one resolve ¶ Liberate this will to release us all ¶ Gotta cut away, clear away ¶ Snip away and sever this umbilical residue ¶ Keeping me from killing you2000, “Orestes”, performed by A Perfect Circle
  2. Such that the curvatures of normal sections are all equal to each other.

Noun

umbilical (plural umbilicals)

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

umbilical meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Tagalog and Arabic

umbilical in Tamil

தொப்புள் சார்ந்த, தொப்புள்சிரை, கொப்பூழுக்குரிய

umbilical in Urdu

بطنی, مرکزی, ناف کا, نافی

umbilical in Tagalog

of or relating to the navel or the umbilical cord
pampusod, pusurin

umbilical in Arabic

of or relating to the navel or the umbilical cord
سُرِّيّ surriyy

Forms of umbilical

pluralumbilicals

Origin of umbilical

From Latin umbilicus (“navel”) + -al. By surface analysis, umbilic- + -al.

Words formed from umbilical

Phrases with umbilical

Questions about umbilical

What does umbilical mean?
Umbilical means of, or relating to, the navel (umbilicus) or the umbilical cord.
What is umbilical in Tamil?
Umbilical in Tamil is தொப்புள் சார்ந்த, தொப்புள்சிரை, கொப்பூழுக்குரிய. See Umbilical meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is umbilical?
Umbilical can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce umbilical?
Umbilical is pronounced /ʌmˈbɪ.lɪ.kəl/ (UK).

Words near umbilical in the dictionary

  1. umbethinking
  2. umbi
  3. umbilectomy
  4. umbilic
  5. umbilic-
  6. umbilical
  7. umbilical arteries
  8. umbilical artery
  9. umbilical cord
  10. umbilical cord cuttings
  11. umbilical cords

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Adapted from Wiktionary: umbilical (page history and authors); umbilical (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); umbilical (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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