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umˈbilically, adv.
[f. as prec. + -ly2.]
By means of an umbilicus or umbilical cord; in the region of the navel. Also transf. and fig.
1821W. P. C. Barton Flora N. Amer. I. 97 Seeds numerous, attached umbilically to a central receptacle. 1936D. Gascoyne Man's Life is this Meat 19 Umbilically detached, of sorrowful mien and at the same time tricked out in cobwebs,—these vanquished ones, whose breathings propagate violence and fear. 1951M. McLuhan Mech. Bride (1967) 51/1 The self-consciousness and uneasiness of those still umbilically attached to such guides. 1963Adv. Space Sci. & Technol. V. 241 Mass transfer (gas, liquid, solid cargo, and personnel) can be done umbilically or by docking. 1979G. Macdonald Camera xiii. 187/2 After being linked umbilically to the visual arts for half of the last century, the cultural influence of the contemporary photograph is now slight. |