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na·vel  (nvl)

n.

1. The mark on the surface of the abdomen of mammals where the umbilical cord was attached during gestation. Also called umbilicus.

2. A central point; a middle.

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[Middle English, from Old English nafela; see nobh- in Indo-European roots.]

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navel [ˈneɪv^əl]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the scar in the centre of the abdomen, usually forming a slight depression, where the umbilical cord was attached Technical name umbilicus Related adj umbilical

2. a central part, location, or point; middle

3. (Cookery) short for navel orange

[Old English nafela; related to Old Frisian navla, Old High German nabulo (German Nabel), Latin umbilīcus]

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navel

• omphalos - From the Greek word meaning "navel"—for the round stone in the temple of Apollo at Delphi supposed to mark the center of the earth—it describes the center, heart, or hub of a place, organization, or sphere of activity.
• omphaloskepsis - Contemplation of one's navel as an aid to meditation.
• navel, umbilicus, belly button, omphalodium - The navel is also the umbilicus, belly button, or omphalodium; navel and umbilicus share the same Indo-European root.
• umbilical - From Latin umbilicus, "navel."

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	navel - a scar where the umbilical cord was attached; "you were not supposed to show your navel on television"; "they argued whether or not Adam had a navel"; "she had a tattoo just above her bellybutton" belly button, bellybutton, omphalos, omphalus, umbilicus abdomen, belly, stomach, venter - the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis point - the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"
	2.	navel - the center point or middle of something; "the Incas believed that Cuzco was the navel of the universe" navel point midpoint, centre, center - a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure

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navel

noun

1. bellybutton (informal), tummy button (informal) A small incision is made just below the navel.

2. centre, eye, heart, middle, focus, core, nucleus, hub, focal point, pivot, nub, central point, midpoint The city was once the jewel in the navel of the Gold Coast.

Related words
technical name umbilicus
adjective umbilical

Translations

navel [ˈneɪvəl] N → ombligo m

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navel [ˈneɪv^əl] n → nombril m
navel-gazing [ˈneɪv^əlgeɪzɪŋ] n → nombrilisme m
navel orange n → navel f

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navel

n

(Anat) → Nabel m

(also navel orange) → Navelorange f

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navel [ˈneɪv/əl] n → ombelico

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navel

n navel [neivəl]

the small hollow in the front of the abdomen, just below the middle of the waist. nawel, nael سُرَّه пъп pupík navle der Nabel αφαλός ombligo naba میان napa nombril טַבּוּר नाभि pupak köldök pusar nafli ombelico へそ 배꼽 bamba naba pusat navel navle pępek umbigo buric пупок pupok popek pupak navel สะดือ göbek (çukuru) 肚臍 пупок, пуп ناف rốn 肚脐

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navel → سُرَّة pupek navle Nabel ομφαλός ombligo napa nombril pupak ombelico へそ 배꼽 navel navle pępek umbigo пупок navel สะดือ göbek rốn 肚脐