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navel
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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.

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

navel [ˈneɪvəl]
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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.navelnavel - 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"
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"
midpoint, centre, center - a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure

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] Nombligo m

navel [ˈneɪvəl] nnombril m
navel-gazing [ˈneɪvəlgeɪzɪŋ] nnombrilisme m
navel orange nnavel f

navel
n
(Anat) → Nabel m
(also navel orange)Navelorange f

navel [ˈneɪvl] nombelico
navel [ˈneɪvl] nombelico

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

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


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