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umbilicate

/ʌmˈbɪl.ɪ.kət/

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adjective

/ʌmˈbɪl.ɪ.kət/formalscientificobsolete
  • ruУстаревшее прилагательное, описывающее что-то, имеющее центральное углубление или по форме напоминающее пупок.

An obsolete adjective describing something that has a central depression or is shaped like a navel.

  1. Having a navel-like depressionC2formal

    Describes a surface or object that has a central depression resembling a navel.

    ruИмеющий пупковидное углубление

    • The mushroom cap was distinctly umbilicate in the center.
    • Some seashells have an umbilicate shape on their underside.
    • The fossil showed an umbilicate structure on its surface.

    Antonymsconvexprotuberant

Forms
  • more umbilicate comparative form
  • most umbilicate superlative form