Navel

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Navel \Na"vel\ (n[=a]"v'l), n. [AS. nafela, fr. nafu nave; akin
     to D. navel, G. nabel, OHG. nabolo, Icel. nafli, Dan. navle,
     Sw. nafle, L. umbilicus, Gr. 'omfalo`s, Skr. n[=a]bh[imac]la.
     [root]260. See {Nave} hub, and cf. {Omphalic}, {Nombril},
     {Umbilical}.]
     1. (Anat.) A mark or depression in the middle of the abdomen;


        the umbilicus; called also {belly button} in humans. See
        {Umbilicus}.
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     2. The central part or point of anything; the middle.
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              Within the navel of this hideous wood,
              Immured in cypress shades, a sorcerer dwells.
                                                    --Milton.
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     3. (Gun.) An eye on the under side of a carronade for
        securing it to a carriage.
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     {Navel gall}, a bruise on the top of the chine of the back of
        a horse, behind the saddle. --Johnson.
  
     {Navel point}. (Her.) Same as {Nombril}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  navel
       n 1: scar where the umbilical cord was attached [syn: {umbilicus},
             {bellybutton}, {omphalos}, {omphalus}]
       2: the center point or middle of something [syn: {navel point}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  24 Moby Thesaurus words for "navel":
     axis, center, center of action, center of gravity, centroid,
     centrum, core, dead center, epicenter, heart, hub, kernel, marrow,
     medulla, metacenter, middle, nave, nub, nucleus, omphalos, pith,
     pivot, storm center, umbilicus