What does UMBO mean?
Definitions for UMBO
ˈʌm boʊ; ʌmˈboʊ nizum·bo
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Princeton's WordNet
umbonoun
a slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum
Wiktionary
umbonoun
A boss, or rounded elevation, or a corresponding depression, in a palate, disk, or membrane; as, the umbo in the integument of the larvæ of echinoderms or in the tympanic membrane of the ear.
umbonoun
One of the lateral prominence just above the hinge of a bivalve shell.
umbonoun
A bump or protrusion on the top of the cap.
umbonoun
The boss of a shield, at or near the middle, and usually projecting, sometimes in a sharp spike.
Etymology: Borrowed from umbo
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
UMBOnoun
The point, or prominent part of a buckler.
Etymology: Latin.
Thy words together ty’d in small hanks,
Close as the Macedonian phalanx;
Or like the umbo of the Romans,
Which fiercest foes could break by no means. Jonathan Swift.
Webster Dictionary
Umbonoun
the boss of a shield, at or near the middle, and usually projecting, sometimes in a sharp spike
Umbonoun
a boss, or rounded elevation, or a corresponding depression, in a palate, disk, or membrane; as, the umbo in the integument of the larvae of echinoderms or in the tympanic membrane of the ear
Umbonoun
one of the lateral prominence just above the hinge of a bivalve shell
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Umbo
um′bō, n. the boss of a shield: a knob: the point of a bivalve shell immediately above the hinge:—pl. Umbō′nes, Um′bos.—adjs. Um′bōnal, protuberant; Um′bōnāte, -d (bot.), having a central umbo, boss, or low rounded projection.—n. Umbonā′tion.—adjs. Umbon′ic; Umbon′ulate. [L.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of UMBO in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of UMBO in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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