omphalos

A noun referring to a scar or mark on the abdomen where the umbilical cord was attached, commonly known as the navel or belly button.

• 🇫🇷Nom masculin désignant le nombril, la cicatrice laissée par le cordon ombilical sur l'abdomen, et par extension le centre ou le point central d'une chose, souvent dans un contexte symbolique ou géographique.

1. Navel or belly button C2 formal

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

   • The doctor examined the infant's omphalos for signs of infection.
   • In ancient Greek art, the omphalos was often depicted as a central point.
   • The omphalos is a remnant of our connection to the mother.

   🇫🇷nombril

   Synonymes: belly buttonnavelumbilicus

2. Central point or hub C2 formal

   A central or focal point, often used metaphorically to describe something of great importance.

   • The city was considered the omphalos of the ancient world.
   • The library served as the omphalos of the university's intellectual life.
   • In mythology, Delphi was believed to be the omphalos of the earth.

   🇫🇷Point central, centre névralgique

   Synonymes: centercorefocushearthubnavelnucleuspivot

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