Definitions for: Navel


[n] scar where the umbilical cord was attached
[n] the center point or middle of something



Webster (1913) Definition: 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[=i]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. See Umbilicus.



2. The central part or point of anything; the middle.

Within the navel of this hideous wood, Immured in
cypress shades, a sorcerer dwells. --Milton.

3. (Gun.) An eye on the under side of a carronade for
securing it to a carriage.

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.

Synonyms: bellybutton, navel point, omphalos, omphalus, umbilicus

See Also: abdomen, belly, center, centre, midpoint, point, stomach, venter

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