What does umbo mean?

Definitions for umbo
ˈʌm boʊ; ʌmˈboʊ nizum·bo

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. umbonoun

    a slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum

Wiktionary

  1. 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.

  2. umbonoun

    One of the lateral prominence just above the hinge of a bivalve shell.

  3. umbonoun

    A bump or protrusion on the top of the cap.

  4. umbonoun

    The boss of a shield, at or near the middle, and usually projecting, sometimes in a sharp spike.

  5. Etymology: Borrowed from umbo

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. 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.

ChatGPT

  1. umbo

    Umbo is a term used in biology to refer to a rounded elevation or protuberance, typically at the center or apex, often marking the oldest part of certain types of shells, mammalian bones like scapula, and plant parts. The term is also used in mycology to denote a raised area in the center of a mushroom cap.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Umbonoun

    the boss of a shield, at or near the middle, and usually projecting, sometimes in a sharp spike

  2. 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

  3. Umbonoun

    one of the lateral prominence just above the hinge of a bivalve shell

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. 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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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of umbo in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of umbo in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6


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