navel-likeadj.

Brit.

/ˈneɪvllʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈneɪv(ə)lˌlaɪk/,

/ˈneɪvə(l)ˌlaɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: navel n., -like suffix.

Etymology: < navel n. + -like suffix.

Resembling a navel in shape or central position; having or forming a central depression or hollow.

ΚΠ

1849 T. B. Curling in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. 1013/2 A navel-like aperture on the anterior surface of the tumour.

1867 J. King Causes Chronic Dis. 1228 The drum membrane..is divided by a white streak thickened above and narrow below, except at its extremity, which is slightly enlarged and indented into a navel-like depression, or umbilicated.

1914 Jrnl. Ecol. 2 76 The species of this genus are fixed by a navel-like central attachment organ.

1967 Transition 34 48/1 This centre is symbolised in various ways according to the culture concerned, such as a lotus-flower opening on a lake of water, or (as in Tita) as a round navel-like stone associated with a serpent.

1996 J. F. Moffitt & S. Sebastian O Brave New People 226 From its [sc. the city's] navellike, ompholos center, your roads fanned out, corresponding to cardinal points of the compass.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	navel-like
释义	navel-likeadj. Brit. /ˈneɪvllʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈneɪv(ə)lˌlaɪk/, /ˈneɪvə(l)ˌlaɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: navel n., -like suffix. Etymology: < navel n. + -like suffix. Resembling a navel in shape or central position; having or forming a central depression or hollow. ΚΠ 1849 T. B. Curling in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. 1013/2 A navel-like aperture on the anterior surface of the tumour. 1867 J. King Causes Chronic Dis. 1228 The drum membrane..is divided by a white streak thickened above and narrow below, except at its extremity, which is slightly enlarged and indented into a navel-like depression, or umbilicated. 1914 Jrnl. Ecol. 2 76 The species of this genus are fixed by a navel-like central attachment organ. 1967 Transition 34 48/1 This centre is symbolised in various ways according to the culture concerned, such as a lotus-flower opening on a lake of water, or (as in Tita) as a round navel-like stone associated with a serpent. 1996 J. F. Moffitt & S. Sebastian O Brave New People 226 From its [sc. the city's] navellike, ompholos center, your roads fanned out, corresponding to cardinal points of the compass. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1849
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