different between umbilical vs attached

English

Etymology

Formed from Latin umbilicus (“navel”) + the suffix -al.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?m?b?l.?k?l/, /?mb?l?a?.k?l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?m?b?l.?k?l/
• Rhymes: -?l?k?l or Rhymes: -a?k?l

Adjective

umbilical (comparative more umbilical, superlative most umbilical)

1. Of, or relating to, the navel (umbilicus) or the umbilical cord.
2. (mathematics) Such that the curvatures of normal sections are all equal to each other.

Related terms

• paraumbilical
• postumbilical
• pseudoumbilical
• subumbilical
• umbilical artery
• umbilical cord
• umbilical hernia
• umbilical vein

Translations

Noun

umbilical (plural umbilicals)

1. (astronautics) A cord connecting an astronaut to a spacecraft, or a craft to ground control prior to launch, etc.

Translations

Catalan

Adjective

umbilical (feminine umbilicala, masculine plural umbilicals, feminine plural umbilicales)

1. umbilical

Derived terms

• cordó umbilical

Galician

Etymology

Formed from Latin umbilicus (“navel”) + the suffix -al; cf. also Latin umbilicaris.

Adjective

umbilical m or f (plural umbilicais)

1. umbilical

Related terms

• embigo

Spanish

Etymology

Formed from Latin umbilicus (“navel”) + the suffix -al; cf. also Latin umbilicaris.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /umbili?kal/, [?m.bi.li?kal]

Adjective

umbilical (plural umbilicales)

1. umbilical

Derived terms

• cordón umbilical
• paraumbilical

Related terms

• ombligo

Further reading

• “umbilical” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??tæt?t/
• Rhymes: -æt?t
• Hyphenation: at?tached

Verb

attached

1. simple past tense and past participle of attach

Adjective

attached (comparative more attached, superlative most attached)

1. Connected; joined.
2. Fond of (used with to).

   I'm very attached to my pets.

3. In a romantic or sexual relationship.

   As far as I know, he isn't attached, so I'm going to invite him out on a date.

   I'm not ready to get attached, as I want to continue sleeping around.

4. (botany, mycology) Broadly joined to a stem or stipe, but not decurrent.

   In this group of mushrooms, the attachment of the gills to the stipe ranges from attached to almost decurrent.

5. Of a residential building, sharing walls with similar buildings on two, usually opposite, sides.

Coordinate terms

• (sharing two walls): detached, semiattached

Translations

Anagrams

• deattach