Definitions for navelˈneɪ vəl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
na•velˈneɪ vəl(n.)
the depression in the surface of the abdomen where the umbilical cord was connected with the fetus; umbilicus.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Anatomy
the central point of any thing or place.
Origin of navel:
bef. 900; OE nafela, c. OHG nabalo, ON nafli; akin to L umbilīcus, Gk omphalós, Skt nābhīla
Princeton's WordNet
navel, umbilicus, bellybutton, belly button, omphalos, omphalus(noun)
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"
navel, navel point(noun)
the center point or middle of something
"the Incas believed that Cuzco was the navel of the universe"
Wiktionary
navel(Noun)
The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth.
navel(Noun)
The central part or point of anything; the middle.
Within the navel of this hideous wood, / Immured in cypress shades, a sorcerer dwells. uE00097412uE001 Milton.
Webster Dictionary
Navel(noun)
a mark or depression in the middle of the abdomen; the umbilicus. See Umbilicus
Navel(noun)
the central part or point of anything; the middle
Navel(noun)
an eye on the under side of a carronade for securing it to a carriage
Translations for navel
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
navel(noun)
the small hollow in the front of the abdomen, just below the middle of the waist.
- nawel, naelAfrikaans
- سُرَّهArabic
- пъпBulgarian
- umbigoPortuguese (BR)
- pupíkCzech
- der NabelGerman
- navleDanish
- αφαλόςGreek
- ombligoSpanish
- nabaEstonian
- میانFarsi
- napaFinnish
- nombrilFrench
- טַבּוּרHebrew
- नाभिHindi
- pupakCroatian
- köldökHungarian
- pusarIndonesian
- nafliIcelandic
- ombelicoItalian
- へそJapanese
- 배꼽Korean
- bambaLithuanian
- nabaLatvian
- pusatMalay
- navelDutch
- navleNorwegian
- pępekPolish
- میانPersian
- ملا،كمرPashto
- umbigoPortuguese
- buricRomanian
- пупокRussian
- pupokSlovak
- popekSlovenian
- pupakSerbian
- navelSwedish
- สะดือThai
- göbek (çukuru)Turkish
- 肚臍Chinese (Trad.)
- пупок, пупUkrainian
- نافUrdu
- rốnVietnamese
- 肚脐Chinese (Simp.)
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