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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024um•bil•i•cal (um bil′i kəl),USA pronunciation adj. - Anatomyof, pertaining to, or characteristic of an umbilicus or umbilical cord.
- joined together by or as if by an umbilical cord;
heavily dependent in a close relationship. - Anatomyadjacent to or located near the navel;
central to the abdomen:the umbilical region. - Electricityserving as or containing a conduit through which power is transferred, esp. to a unit that will be or is designed to be ultimately self-sufficient or independent:an umbilical cable for launching a rocket; an umbilical plug for starting jet engines.
n. - AnatomySee umbilical cord.
- Medieval Latin umbilīcālis, equivalent. to Latin umbilīc(us) (see umbilicus) + -ālis -al1
- 1535–45
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