umbilical

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

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ʌmˈbɪ.lɪ.kəl/, /ʌm.bɪˈlaɪ.kəl/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ʌmˈbɪ.lɪ.kəl/

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• Rhymes: -ɪlɪkəl, -aɪkəl

umbilical (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Of, or relating to, the navel (umbilicus) or the umbilical cord.
   • 2000, “Orestes”, performed by A Perfect Circle:

     One womb, one shame, one resolve ¶ Liberate this will to release us all ¶ Gotta cut away, clear away ¶ Snip away and sever this umbilical residue ¶ Keeping me from killing you

2. (mathematics) Such that the curvatures of normal sections are all equal to each other.

umbilical (plural umbilicals)

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

From Latin umbilicus (“navel”) +‎ -al.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [um.bi.liˈkal]

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umbilical m or f (masculine and feminine plural umbilicals)

1. (anatomy) umbilical

• “umbilical”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “umbilical”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “umbilical” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “umbilical” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

From Latin umbilicus (“navel”) +‎ -al.

umbilical m or f (plural umbilicais)

1. (anatomy) umbilical

From Latin umbilicus (“navel”) +‎ -al.

• Hyphenation: um‧bi‧li‧cal

umbilical m or f (plural umbilicais)

1. (anatomy) umbilical

• “umbilical”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “umbilical”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “umbilical”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “umbilical”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

From Latin umbilicus (“navel”) +‎ -al.

• IPA^(key): /umbiliˈkal/ [ũm.bi.liˈkal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: um‧bi‧li‧cal

umbilical m or f (masculine and feminine plural umbilicales)

1. (anatomy) umbilical

• “umbilical”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025