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Navel vs Umbilical - What's the difference?

navel | umbilical |

As nouns the difference between navel and umbilical

is that navel is the indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth while umbilical is a cord connecting an astronaut to a spacecraft or the like.

As an adjective umbilical is

of, or relating to, the navel (umbilicus) or the umbilical cord.

navel

English

(wikipedia navel)

Alternative forms

* (l) (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (anatomy) The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth.
  • The central part or point of anything; the middle.
  • Within the navel of this hideous wood, / Immured in cypress shades, a sorcerer dwells. — Milton.
  • (historical) An eye on the underside of a carronade for securing it to a carriage.
  • Synonyms

    * belly button (colloquial) * umbilicus

    Derived terms

    * navel-gazing * navel orange

    See also

    * innie * outie

    Anagrams

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    umbilical

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, or relating to, the navel (umbilicus) or the umbilical cord.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (astronautics) A cord connecting an astronaut to a spacecraft or the like.