navel

• Substantiv, das die kleine Narbe oder Vertiefung in der Mitte des Bauches an der Stelle bezeichnet, an der die Nabelschnur ansetzte; im übertragenen Sinn auch der Mittelpunkt oder die Mitte von etwas.

A noun referring to the small scar or depression on the abdomen where the umbilical cord was attached, or figuratively, the central point or middle of something.

1. Belly buttonA2formal

   The small scar on the abdomen where the umbilical cord was attached at birth.

   Nabel

   • The baby's navel healed quickly after birth.
   • She wore a top that showed her navel.
   • He has a small mole near his navel.

   Synonymebelly buttonomphalosumbilicus

2. Central pointB2formal

   The middle or most important part of something.

   Zentralpunkt

   • The town square is the navel of the city.
   • This theory is the navel of the entire debate.
   • The garden was the navel of the estate.

   Synonymecentercorefocushearthubmiddlemidpoint