| 单词 | umbilical |
| 释义 | umbilical —umbilically, adv. /um bil"i keuhl/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an umbilicus or umbilical cord. 2. joined together by or as if by an umbilical cord; heavily dependent in a close relationship. 3. adjacent to or located near the navel; central to the abdomen: the umbilical region. 4. serving 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. 5. See umbilical cord. [1535-45; < ML umbilicalis, equiv. to L umbilic(us) (see UMBILICUS) + -alis -AL1] |
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