na·vel /ˈnevəl/
臍,肚臍,中央,中心
na·vel /ˈnevəl/ 名詞
臍,生門
Na·vel n.
1. Anat. A mark or depression in the middle of the abdomen; the umbilicus; called also belly button in humans. 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.
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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]