Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

umbilical

/ʌmˈbɪ.lɪ.kəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables
um-bil-i-cal
IPA
/ʌmˈbɪ.lɪ.kəl/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

adj

Such that the curvatures of normal sections are all equal to each other.

noun

A cord connecting an astronaut to a spacecraft, or a craft to ground control prior to launch, etc.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin umbilicus (“navel”) + -al. By surface analysis, umbilic- + -al.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ʌmˈbɪ.lɪ.kəl/
  • British English: /ʌmˈbɪ.lɪ.kəl/

Inflected Forms

umbilicals (plural)

Derived Forms

infraumbilical nonumbilical paraumbilical parumbilical periumbilical postumbilical preumbilical pseudoumbilical subumbilical supraumbilical transumbilical umbilically

Phrases

umbilical artery umbilical cord umbilical hernia umbilical notch umbilical vein

Synonyms

umbilical cord

Rhymes With

michael cycle cervical recycle endocervical paracervical ectocervical intracervical thyrocervical uterocervical costocervical craniocervical

Questions

How do you pronounce umbilical?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʌmˈbɪ.lɪ.kəl/.
What does umbilical mean?
Of, or relating to, the navel (umbilicus) or the umbilical cord.
Where does umbilical come from?
From Latin umbilicus (“navel”) + -al. By surface analysis, umbilic- + -al.

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