Meaning

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

    страховочный тросstraxovočnyj, фалfal

More definitions
  • membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta

Examples

14 sentences
  1. The human umbilical cord has one umbilical vein.

  2. I'm the one who cut her umbilical cord.

  3. He cut the umbilical cord using a pair of scissors.

    ruОн разре́зал ножницами пуповину. — soweli_Elepanto

  4. Blood flow through the umbilical cord increases significantly throughout gestation.

  5. A developing embryo connects to the placenta via the umbilical cord.

Translations

2 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
aerospace: cord connecting an astronaut to a spacecraft, etc:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: umbilicals
Singularumbilical
Pluralumbilicals

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
umbilical — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto