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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

Noun

the slight hollow in the centre of the abdomen, where the umbilical cord was attached [Old English nafela]

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)

noun 2. centre, middle, hub, central point >> technical name umbilicus >> adjective umbilical

Translations

navel [ˈneɪvl] n → ombligo

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navel [ˈneɪvl] n → nombril m

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navel [ˈneɪvl] n → Nabel m

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navel [ˈneɪvl] 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