About The Word Navel
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Navel
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What's The Definition Of Navel?
[n] scar where the umbilical cord was attached
[n] the center point or middle of something Synonyms | Synonyms for Navel: bellybutton | navel point | omphalos | omphalus | umbilicus Related Terms | Find terms related to Navel: axis | center | center of action | center of gravity | centroid | centrum | core | dead center | epicenter | heart | hub | kernel | marrow | medulla | metacenter | middle | nave | nub | nucleus | omphalos | pith | pivot | storm center | umbilicus See Also | abdomen | belly | center | centre | midpoint | point | stomach | venter Navel In Webster's Dictionary \Na"vel\ (n[=a]"v'l), n. [AS. nafela, fr. nafu nave; akin
to D. navel, G. nabel, OHG. nabolo, Icel. nafli, Dan. navle,
Sw. nafle, L. umbilicus, Gr. 'omfalo`s, Skr. n[=a]bh[=i]la.
[root]260. See {Nave} hub, and cf. {Omphalic}, {Nombril},
{Umbilical}.]
1. (Anat.) A mark or depression in the middle of the abdomen;
the umbilicus. See {Umbilicus}.
2. The central part or point of anything; the middle.
Within the navel of this hideous wood, Immured in
cypress shades, a sorcerer dwells. --Milton.
3. (Gun.) An eye on the under side of a carronade for
securing it to a carriage.
{Navel gall}, a bruise on the top of the chine of the back of
a horse, behind the saddle. --Johnson.
{Navel point}. (Her.) Same as {Nombril}.
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