umbilical

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

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ʌmˈbɪl.ɪkəl/, /ʌmbɪlˈaɪ.kəl/

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

umbilical (not comparable)

1. Of, or relating to, the navel (umbilicus) or the umbilical cord.
   • 2000, “Orestes”, performed by A Perfect Circle:

     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 you

2. (mathematics) Such that the curvatures of normal sections are all equal to each other.

umbilical (plural umbilicals)

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

umbilical m or f (masculine and feminine plural umbilicals)

1. umbilical

• cordó umbilical

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

umbilical m or f (plural umbilicais)

1. umbilical

• embigo

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

• IPA^(key): /umbiliˈkal/ [ũm.bi.liˈkal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: um‧bi‧li‧cal

umbilical m or f (masculine and feminine plural umbilicales)

1. umbilical

• “umbilical”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024