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From Latin umbilicatus. By surface analysis, umbilic- + -ation.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
umbilication
Today it means: A small, navel-shaped depression, or dimple, at the centre of a rounded body. Full definition →
Today it means: A small, navel-shaped depression, or dimple, at the centre of a rounded body. Full definition →
From Latin umbilicatus. By surface analysis, umbilic- + -ation.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.