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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the center point or middle of something;
- Example: "the Incas believed that Cuzco was the navel of the universe"
[syn: navel, navel point]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Nombril \Nom"bril\, n. [F. nombril, for OF. lombril, i. e., ombril, with the article, a dim. fr. L. umbilicus the navel. See Navel.] (Her.) A point halfway between the fess point and the middle base point of an escutcheon; -- called also navel point. See Escutcheon. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Navel \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[imac]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; called also belly button in humans. See Umbilicus. [1913 Webster] 2. The central part or point of anything; the middle. [1913 Webster] Within the navel of this hideous wood, Immured in cypress shades, a sorcerer dwells. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. (Gun.) An eye on the under side of a carronade for securing it to a carriage. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

navel point n 1: the center point or middle of something; "the Incas believed that Cuzco was the navel of the universe" [syn: navel, navel point]